Have you ever wondered about what happened in the Land of Oz before that do-gooder Dorothy and her dog Toto came on the scene and saved the world? Well, Gregory Maguire did, and he went one step further - he wrote a book. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is the result of Maguire's ponderings. Did you know that the Wicked Witch of the West was actually named Elphaba, …showed first 75 words of 472 total…

…showed last 75 words of 472 total…Wizard Of Oz in the same way again. It is about the same characters you meet in the movie, but you don't have to be a fan of the movie to love this book. You will be amazed with what Maguire was able to do with the characters. Everything that happens in the movie happens in the book, but your sympathies will not be with Dorothy, but with Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.