Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West
AUTHOR:
Maguire, Gregory.
Smith, Douglas.
ISBN:
9780061350962
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Harper, c1995 (2007 printing)
PHYSICAL_DESC:
538 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
"First Harper paperback printing: October 2007. First ReganBooks trade paperback printing: November 1996. First ReganBooks hardcover printing: October 1995"--T.p. verso.
ABSTRACT:
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender.
GENRE_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Witches -- Fiction. |
| Oz (Imaginary place) -- Fiction. |
| Good and evil -- Fiction. |
| Fantasy fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender.