The Next Queen of Heaven: A Novel - Brossura

Maguire, Gregory

Brossura

ISBN 10: 006199779X ISBN 13: 9780061997792

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2010

Riassunto

In a limited-edition book now widely available for the first time, the eccentric town of Thebes is growing stranger as Christmas approaches, with Leontine Scales speaking in toungues, a Yuletide pageant that goes awry, a choir director caught between lust and ambition, a battle between the Catholics and the Radical Radiants and more. Original. 100,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Reading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride―terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.” (Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and Run)

“Comes alive in many dimensions, many of them funny and slightly bonkers.” (Los Angeles Times)

“A delight. . . . [A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane.” (Washington Post)

L'autore:

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 006199779X
• ISBN 13: 9780061997792
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 347