Skip to content

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years)

by Gregory Maguire

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Good
ISBN 10
0061862312
ISBN 13
9780061862311
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Item Price
£3.19
Or just £2.87 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
£3.52 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

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.

Synopsis

Packed with e-book extras, including the original classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, and the Reader's Group Guide.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 be 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.

Reviews

On Aug 11 2005, Raabe said:
Fantastic story of "the wizard of oz" told through the eyes of the so-called wicked witch. Maguire's first novel already a collectible classic demanding high return. The sequel "Son of a Witch" scheduled to come out in late 2005. Do not miss this!

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Janson Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
CM0101621000119
Title
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years)
Author
Gregory Maguire
Format/Binding
Good
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0061862312
ISBN 13
9780061862311
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2009-09

Terms of Sale

Janson Books

30 day return guarantee, with refund minus original shipping costs for up to 30 days after scheduled delivery date if an item arrives significantly damaged. We use USPS Media Mail to keep our costs as low as possible (All Media Mail includes tracking but no insurance). Please request an additional $5 insurance premium on any shipment that you would like insured against any loss. USPS is highly reliable so insurance is generally not cost effective for low priced books. We use USPS for all of our shipping and offer shipping only within the United States at this time. Shipping to outside of the US can not be provided at this time. For purchases made by non-US customers please specify a US shipping address/contact that could forward the book to you.

About the Seller

Janson Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2015
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania

About Janson Books

Covers a broad range of fiction, biographies, general sciences with some concentration in a variety of biomedical and chemical science titles which reflect the owner's lifetime interests.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

New
A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-