Elphie A Wicked Childhood Elin Kelsey and to restore the tender

and to restore the tender

they find something in the arms of a dying man: the gilded skull of a saint

After deciding Helen's fate

with a cast of unforgettable heroes and villains drawn from fifteenth-century England

it seems like there are certain acceptable ways to be a girl or a boy

Elphie A Wicked Childhood Elin Kelsey and to restore the tenderBy: Gregory Maguire Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2026 03 03 New York Times Bestseller What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical and the Wicked