This is the book that started it all The basis for the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Gregory Maguire's breathtaking New York Times bestseller Wicked views the land of Oz, its inhabitants, its Wizard, and the Emerald City, through a darker and greener (not rosier) lens. Brilliantly inventive, Wicked offers us a radical new evaluation of one of the most feared and hated characters in all of literature: the much maligned Wicked Witch of the West who, as Maguire tells us, wasn't nearly as Wicked as we imagined.
This is the book that started it all The basis for the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Gregory Maguire's breathtaking New York Time...
"A delight.... A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane." --Washington Post "Reading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride--terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."--Ann Patchett New York Times bestseller Gregory Maguire--who re-imagined the land of Oz and all its fabled inhabitants in his monumental series, The Wicked Years--brings us The Next Queen of Heaven, a wildly farcical and gloriously imaginative tall tale of faith, Catholic...
"A delight.... A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane." --Washington Post "Reading The Next Que...
Set in Holland during the 17th century, Gregory Maguire's tale follows the life of Iris, sister of Clara, a mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl. More than a mere fairy story, the novel explores beauty, betrayal, illusion and understanding.
Set in Holland during the 17th century, Gregory Maguire's tale follows the life of Iris, sister of Clara, a mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl....
As civil war looms in Oz, an ancient and tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before she can return to dust, however, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West.
As civil war looms in Oz, an ancient and tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before she can return to dust, however, the Cowardly Lion arri...