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A mix of historical facts and romantic fiction that moved seamlessly between the early life of baums wife and her 80th year connected to the making of the movie

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Loved how the author subtly stitches life incidents to details of the film

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Frank himself had seen the potential of bringing oz to life in film but he feared without his oversight the intended message would be lost

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Maud was the backbone of the family and stood by her man through thick and thin as they moved from town to town following franks latest vision

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Back in 1938 hollywood maud knew the secrets of franks books and our author has interjected some of them in the novel

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The author has chosen to expose the ugly underbelly of hollywood and the tragic impact it had on judy garlands personal life

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It is doubtful that maud had as much contact with judy as the novel describes but it is engaging to think that maud in some way did try to protect the innocence of a young actress