Kansas, 1896. When a tornado hits, eleven-year-old Dorothy Gale vanishes—only to return four days later with a wild story of a magical land and a murdered witch.
Her community calls it blasphemy. Her family calls in the authorities. And when a local woman turns up dead, Dorothy is blamed and sent to the Topeka Insane Asylum.
Enter Dr. Evelyn Grace Wilford, a young psychologist determined to understand Dorothy’s story. But what begins as a professional inquiry becomes a dangerous unraveling of secrets—both within the asylum and the town itself.
Is Dorothy delusional, or did something otherworldly follow her back from Oz?
Blending historical fiction with a haunting twist on a beloved tale, After Oz asks a chilling question: what if Dorothy never left Kansas at all?
