Wicked Audio Book

Wicked:
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Author: Gregory Maguire
Reader: John McDonough

Young Listeners

She reveled in her "beautiful wickedness," but how did she get that way? The author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister turns his curiosity on the Wicked Witch of the West. This richly woven tale focuses on free-spirited Elphaba andher odyssey through Oz, where people call you wicked if you tell the truth. Now a Broadway musical. "An outstanding work of imagination."—USA Today   » Read More

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

Performed by John McDonough.