Wicked

<p><b><h3>Fall under the WICKED spell with this beautiful new 30th anniversary hardback </h3></b><br><b><br>The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.</b><br><b>Now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.</b><br><br>In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we weren't told the whole story?<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>And when the world declares her a wicked witch, Elphaba takes matters into her own hands...<br><br><b>**This is the original novel by Gregory Maguire, first published in 1995. It is a reimagined prequel to <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i> and contains adult content.**</b><br><b><br>*Special limited 'Glinda' design<br>*Pink and white soft-touch hardback casing<br>*Full-colour illustrated endpapers<br>*Head and tail bands<br>*Ribbon marker</b></p>