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""Maguire enchants with his whimsical narrative voice and the detailed wonders of the world he's spent so many years playing in. This is a must-read for fans of both the original novel and the Broadway musical."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Hot on the heels of the first part of the film adaptation of the musical Wicked, a new prequel about Elphaba's childhood is on its way. . . . Fans of Elphaba and of Maguire's work will be thrilled to once again venture into Oz and discover new characters, cities, and adventures besides. . . . Elphie is an emotional coming-of-age story that thrums with injustice, regret, and the complicated characters who made a young girl into the serious, stubborn witch destined to take on all of Oz."" -- Booklist (starred review) ""Maguire's expansive novels permit Elphie to express 50 shades of green--just as his brilliant reimagining of Oz as a cohesive world, replete with diverse cultures, religions and histories, enables him to explore contemporary social and political issues alongside perennial questions of morality and spirituality. . . . Elphie concludes as Elphaba embarks on her own prickly path of self-discovery far from the yellow brick road, in the process revealing an Oz that is uniquely Maguire's."" -- Wall Street Journal Wicked superfans rejoice! Nearly 30 years after the release of the original Wicked novel, Gregory Maguire is telling the story of young Elphie--the future Wicked Witch of the West. Elphie is a coming-of-age tale about a unique girl. Shaped by her complex family and early life in Oz, Elphie's childhood is a bumpy road that leads her to the doors of Shiz University. Elphie is destined to be a witch--and this is her origin story. -- Woman's Day Magazine

""Hot on the heels of the first part of the film adaptation of the musical Wicked, a new prequel about Elphaba's childhood is on its way. . . . Fans of Elphaba and of Maguire's work will be thrilled to once again venture into Oz and discover new characters, cities, and adventures besides. . . . Elphie is an emotional coming-of-age story that thrums with injustice, regret, and the complicated characters who made a young girl into the serious, stubborn witch destined to take on all of Oz."" - Booklist (starred review) ""Maguire's expansive novels permit Elphie to express 50 shades of green--just as his brilliant reimagining of Oz as a cohesive world, replete with diverse cultures, religions and histories, enables him to explore contemporary social and political issues alongside perennial questions of morality and spirituality. . . . Elphie concludes as Elphaba embarks on her own prickly path of self-discovery far from the yellow brick road, in the process revealing an Oz that is uniquely Maguire's."" - Wall Street Journal ""Maguire enchants with his whimsical narrative voice and the detailed wonders of the world he's spent so many years playing in. This is a must-read for fans of both the original novel and the Broadway musical."" - Publishers Weekly Wicked superfans rejoice! Nearly 30 years after the release of the original Wicked novel, Gregory Maguire is telling the story of young Elphie--the future Wicked Witch of the West. Elphie is a coming-of-age tale about a unique girl. Shaped by her complex family and early life in Oz, Elphie's childhood is a bumpy road that leads her to the doors of Shiz University. Elphie is destined to be a witch--and this is her origin story. - Woman's Day Magazine

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Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked--the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictures--Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

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