Wicked - Gregory Maguire

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"Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit—that spot is well deserved." —Kirkus Reviews

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

“A staggering feat of wordcraft. . . . [Maguire] has created . . . one of the great heroines in fantasy literature.” —Los Angeles Times

“I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story.” —Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True and She’s Come Undone