**Pre-order Elphie the spellbinding prequel to Wicked now** The global bestseller that
inspired the hit musical phenomenon. Now a major movie and record-breaking box office
sensation. ¿ ¿ In this classic tale of good and evil what if we weren't told the whole
story? Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch
of the West a little girl with emerald-green skin is born in the land of Oz. Elphaba grows
up to be smart and prickly a lonely outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. Arriving
at university she dares to believe she might finally fit in. But Oz isn't the haven she'd
dreamed of. Some of its citizens are in grave danger and Elphaba is determined to protect them
from the Wizard's power. And when the world declares her a wicked witch Elphaba takes
matters into her own hands... This is the original novel by Gregory Maguire first published
in 1995. It is a reimagined prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and contains adult content.
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different take on the classic' 'Kept me on the edge of my seat from the second I picked it
up' 'I have a penchant for fairytale retellings that are a bit dark and misunderstood villains
and this ticked all my boxes' 'This is a real Oz it makes you believe in it' 'A real joy to
sink into a very different world' 'You see the Wicked Witch and Dorothy in a whole new light'
'Funny sad and unputdownable' 'Honestly it's better than The Wizard of Oz !' 'Wonderfully
written witty and thought provoking' 'A favourite of mine for many many years'
