The Next Queen of Heaven -- Gregory Maguire

<p>"A delight....[A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane."<br />--<em>Washington Post</em><p></p></p><p><br />"Reading <em>The Next Queen of Heaven</em> is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride--terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."<p></p></p><p>--Ann Patchett<p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p><em>New York Times </em>bestseller Gregory Maguire--who re-imagined the land of Oz and all its fabled inhabitants in his monumental series, The Wicked Years--brings us <em>The Next Queen of Heaven</em>, a wildly farcical and gloriously imaginative tall tale of faith, Catholic dogma, lust, and questionable miracles on the eve of Y2K. The very bizarre and hilarious goings on in the eccentric town of Thebes make for a delightfully mad reading experience--as <em>The Next Queen of Heaven </em>shows off the acclaimed author of <em>Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister </em>and<em> Mirror Mirror </em>in a brilliant new heavenly light.<p></p></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Gregory Maguire<br><b>Publisher:</b> William Morrow & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 10/05/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 368<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.61lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.86h x 5.30w x 0.88d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780061997792<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 08/23/2010<br><i>Booklist</i> 09/15/2010 pg. 28