โA delight....[A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane.โ
โWashington Post
โReading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival rideโterrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.โ
โAnn Patchett
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New York Times bestseller Gregory Maguireโwho re-imagined the land of Oz and all its fabled inhabitants in his monumental series, The Wicked Yearsโbrings usย The Next Queen of Heaven, 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 experienceโas The Next Queen of Heaven shows off the acclaimed author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror Mirror in a brilliant new heavenly light.
Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wickedโthe beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Awardโwinning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion pictureโSon of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. He lives in New England and France.