Publisher's Synopsis
"A moving lament for lost childhoods and an eloquent tribute to the enduring power of art."-The New York Times
Was is a haunting novel which explores the lives of characters intertwined with The Wizard of Oz: the "real" Dorothy Gale; Judy Garland's unhappy fame; and Jonathan, a dying actor, and his therapist, whose work at an asylum unwittingly intersects with the Yellow Brick Road.