num_pages: 464
description: WAS is the story of Dorothy. Orphaned as a child in the 1870s, she goes to live in Kansas with her Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. They face drought and poverty. They face each other. Alone, abused, Dorothy meets an itinerant actor called Frank and inspires a masterpiece. From the settling of the West and the heyday of the Hollwywood studios to the glittering megalopolis of modern Los Angeles, WAS is the story of all our childhoods.
language: English
title: Was
titlecomplete: Was
genres: Retellings, LGBT, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 1775
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Gollancz