TY - BOOK AU - Maguire,Gregory TI - Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel SN - 0060987103 (pbk) U1 - 813.54 PY - 2000///, c1995 CY - New York PB - ReganBooks KW - Oz (Imaginary place) KW - Fiction KW - Fantasy fiction KW - gsafd N2 - A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender; A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as a nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender ER -