{"product_id":"elphie-paperback","title":"Elphie (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce upon a time in the land of Oz, a green little girl\nwas born...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eELPHIE: A WICKED CHILDHOOD is the captivating\ncoming-of-age story of the most iconic witch ever to grace our screens and\nbookshelves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nYoung Elphaba is destined to be a witch, she bears the markings from childhood.\nBut what happened before her powers took hold?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nElphie is a girl like any other and no other. Nothing like her parents - one\nbeautiful, the other pious - nor her saintly sister, Nessarose. Her skin is\ngreen, her mind is cunning. One day she will command this strange and wonderful\nworld. For now, her journey is just beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe road ahead is full of lessons and heartbreak, the first bruising attempts\nat friendship - and tantalising whispers of magic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt will lead Elphie to the doors of Shiz University, and to the girl who will\nchange her life forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave\nreviews and a dedicated following for \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e, the first novel in\nthe \u003ci\u003eWicked Years\u003c\/i\u003e quartet (which also included \u003ci\u003eSon of a\nWitch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Lion Among Men \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOut of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e), that\nwas made into an award-winning musical. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts\nUniversity, and has taught at Simmons College and other Boston area colleges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Blue\nMountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Hambridge Center. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory has lived in Dublin and London, but now makes his\nhome near Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner, their two sons and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44919202283727,"sku":"9781035416417","price":23.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_058be14e-e978-49e9-9875-a261f6312553.webp?v=1773715126","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/elphie-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}