Zusatztext 'Amusing and will delight fans of the previous two volumes' Informationen zum Autor Gregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave reviews and a dedicated following for Wicked , the first novel in the Wicked Years quartet (which also included Son of a Witch , A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz ), that was made into an award-winning musical. He received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts University, and has taught at Simmons College and other Boston area colleges. He has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Hambridge Center. Gregory has lived in Dublin and London, but now makes his home near Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner, their two sons and daughter. Klappentext The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon. The third book in Gregory Maguire's Wicked Years series - inspiration for the major movie and record-breaking box office sensation. As civil war looms in Oz, an ancient and tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before she can return to dust, however, the Cowardly Lion - an enigmatic figure named Brrr - arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. The woman who defended him when he was a cub. But Yackle, too, demands answers of her own. The third extraordinary novel in Gregory Maguire's bestselling Wicked series, featuring the beloved Cowardly Lion Zusammenfassung The third extraordinary novel in Gregory Maguire's bestselling Wicked series, featuring the beloved Cowardly Lion

'Amusing and will delight fans of the previous two volumes'

Vorwort
The third extraordinary novel in Gregory Maguire's bestselling Wicked series, featuring the beloved Cowardly Lion

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Gregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave reviews and a dedicated following for Wicked, the first novel in the Wicked Years quartet (which also included Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz), that was made into an award-winning musical. He received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts University, and has taught at Simmons College and other Boston area colleges. He has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Hambridge Center. Gregory has lived in Dublin and London, but now makes his home near Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner, their two sons and daughter.

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The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.

The third book in Gregory Maguire's Wicked Years series - inspiration for the major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.

As civil war looms in Oz, an ancient and tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death.

Before she can return to dust, however, the Cowardly Lion - an enigmatic figure named Brrr - arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. The woman who defended him when he was a cub.

But Yackle, too, demands answers of her own.

Zusammenfassung
The third extraordinary novel in Gregory Maguire's bestselling Wicked series, featuring the beloved Cowardly Lion