01287cam a2200241 4500 57855842 TxAuBib 20100101120000.0 011205t20001995||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060987107 0060987103 TxAuBib Maguire, Gregory. Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel / Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith. New York : ReganBooks, 2000. ©1995. 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 20100101. Oz (Imaginary place) Fiction. Fantastic fiction.