Son of a Witch - (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this follow-up to "Wicked"--the basis for the Tony Award-winning musical--beloved novelist Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz and introduces readers to Liir, the small boy Elphaba leaves behind at her untimely death.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Wicked Years continue in Gregory Maguire's <i>Son of a Witch</i>--the heroic saga of the hapless yet determined young man who may or may not be the offspring of the fabled Wicked Witch of the West. A <i>New York Times </i>bestseller like its predecessor, the remarkable <i>Wicked, Son of a Witch </i>follows the boy Liir on his dark odyssey across an ingeniously re-imagined and nearly unrecognizable Land of Oz--a journey that will take him deep into the bowels of the Emerald City, lately abandoned by the Wizard, and into the jaws of dragons. At once a grim fairy tale and an uplifting adventure, <i>Son of a Witch </i>is a true wonder.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>In this captivating <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, beloved author Gregory Maguire returns to the land of Oz and introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Is he really Elphaba's son? He has her broom and her cape--but what of her powers? In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An amazing novel."----John Updike<br><br>"A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil."--Library Journal<br><br>"As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be."--Entertainment Weekly<br><br>"Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining."--Boston Globe<br><br>"Maguire is full of storytelling brio . . . his Oz is meticulously drawn."--New York Times<br><br>"Maguire's captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness."--People<br><br>"Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit--that spot is well deserved."----Kirkus Reviews<br><br>For Wicked: "I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story."----Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True<br>
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