Virginia Kantra
Author of Sea Witch
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Works by Virginia Kantra
Between the Mountain and the Moon 3 copies
Sea Crossing 2 copies
Family Secrets: Books 5-8 (Her Beautiful Assassin / A Verdict of Love / The Billionaire Drifter / Fever) (2007) 2 copies
Shifting Sea 1 copy
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- Kantra, Virginia
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- 20th Century
- Gender
- female
- Places of residence
- North Carolina, USA
- Occupations
- novelist
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- Works
- 37
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- 8
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- 1,667
- Popularity
- #15,403
- Rating
- 3.7
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- 84
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- 4
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This time, my own failure to read the publisher's description closely got me into trouble. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale is not described as a "modern retelling" of anything, but I assume that it was (perhaps not unfairly), and was therefore disappointed that, aside from the fact that Dorothy lived in Kansas with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry, and some cleverly punny character names, there really isn't much relation between this book and either Baum's book, or the movie based on it.
That being the case, I wish Kantra hadn't tied her book to Oz at all. This is an excellent book on it's own, and doesn't need to be propped up by allusions to anyone else's work. Change the names of the characters, and Kantra has given us something original and well-written. Tied to such a cultural touchstone, however, fans are bound to be disappointed.
ps. Oz devotees who haven't read Finding Dorothy must do so, as soon as possible.
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for this review.… (more)