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Barbara Suter (Author)
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June 1, 2008
In Maggie Barlow's world, reality is overrated. So what if her singing career has hit a sour note or she's no longer the ingénue that she used to be? So what if she drinks and smokes a bit too much or likes to chat with a fairy godperson who appears to her from time to time? She's the queen of denial and an actress to boot—she can just take on the role of someone she likes better than her sorry self. Regrettably, that role is currently Dorothy in the Little Britches Theater Company's production of The Wizard of Oz.

Dorothy on the Rocks is the story of a funny, lovable, totally self-destructive woman who, after a night of one-drink-too-many, wakes up with a strange man in her bed: confident, handsome, sexy, twenty-eight-year-old Jack. What happens next is what makes Barbara Suter's coming-of-middle-age tale so much fun. For when the make-believe is finally stripped away, our hurt, lonely, and very afraid heroine finally takes center stage and finds herself starring in a totally improbable love story. It just might be the role of a lifetime.

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"A delightfully witty and charming novel that makes you believe in fairy godmothers and the magic of love."—Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife

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In Maggie Barlow's world, reality is overrated. So what if her singing career has hit a sour note or she's no longer the ingénue that she used to be? So what if she drinks and smokes a bit too much or likes to chat with a fairy godperson who appears to her from time to time? She's the queen of denial and an actress to boot—she can just take on the role of someone she likes better than her sorry self. Regrettably, that role is currently Dorothy in the Little Britches Theater Company's production of The Wizard of Oz.

Dorothy on the Rocks is the story of a funny, lovable, totally self-destructive woman who, after a night of one-drink-too-many, wakes up with a strange man in her bed: confident, handsome, sexy, twenty-eight-year-old Jack. What happens next is what makes Barbara Suter's coming-of-middle-age tale so much fun. For when the make-believe is finally stripped away, our hurt, lonely, and very afraid heroine finally takes center stage and finds herself starring in a totally improbable love story. It just might be the role of a lifetime.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 325 pages
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books (June 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1565124715
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565124714
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical!, June 1, 2008
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An amazing first book from a talented writer. I laughed out loud and couldn't put it down! For everyone who's ever been in love, lost someone, had too much to drink, or wished for a fairy godmother - a great read!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes It Takes More Than 3 Clicks to Get Home..., June 11, 2008
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Maggie Barlow is that friend some of us are lucky enough to have; y'know, the one with the untethered, seemingly "artsy" life, who arrives at any occasion equipped with the best war stories and funniest anecdotes of disasters avoided or endured.

You sling back a few together. Then a few more; and at some point she goes home and part of you is grateful that you are not privy to her personal, work-a-day life. The one that you sense is mostly unhinged.

Barbara Suter's funny, often biting account of her heroine's longing for, and self-sabotaging of her pull toward love, will hold you in its grip till its final page.

Like Oz, the conventional world does hold some Magic for this over-aged, boozy Dorothy. Unlike Oz, its witches, flying monkeys and bogus Wizard are not perched along a yellow brick road; but are burrowed deep inside of a cave of her own making. Luckily, we get a seat right beside her as she tries to dig herself out.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect beach read!!, July 7, 2008
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I read this book under an umbrella at the beach. I was so engrossed in Maggie's world that I didn't notice the rising tide until a wave spilled across my blanket! I loved this book - it made me laugh and pulled me in like Maupin's "Tales of the City." I'm waiting for the next installment!

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