Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire

nThe beloved multi-million-copy-bestselling novel and basis of the Tony Award-winning musical and movie, in a deluxe hardback edition with stained edges, a ribbon marker, and an elegant foil-stamped cover.n nWhen 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?n nGregory Maguire has created a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again.n nWicked 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.n