This week, we’re giving away three copies of Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire. Before she was the Wicked Witch, she was Elphie – a green-skinned girl searching for her place in the world. Elphie: A Wicked Childhood follows young Elphaba as she navigates family struggles, early friendships, and the first stirrings of magic, leading to her fateful arrival at Shiz University. Here’s the blurb:
A spellbinding prequel to Wicked, the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the hit stage show phenomenon.
Once upon a time in the land of Oz, a green little girl was born…
ELPHIE: A WICKED CHILDHOOD is the captivating coming-of-age story of the most iconic witch ever to grace our screens and bookshelves.
Young Elphaba is destined to be a witch, she bears the markings from childhood. But what happened before her powers took hold?
Elphie is a girl like any other and no other. Nothing like her parents – one beautiful, the other pious – nor her saintly sister, Nessarose. Her skin is green, her mind is cunning. One day she will command this strange and wonderful world. For now, her journey is just beginning.
The road ahead is full of lessons and heartbreak, the first bruising attempts at friendship – and tantalising whispers of magic.
It will lead Elphie to the doors of Shiz University, and to the girl who will change her life forever…
If you’d like to win a copy, simply enter your details in the form below. Three lucky people will win a copy!
Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 28 April 2025. Winners will be notified within a week of the competition closing.
GOOD LUCK!
