The Concord Bookshop
65 Main St
Concord, MA 01742
Tel: 978-369-2405
Store Hours
Monday- Friday 9:30-6
Sat 9:30-5
Sun Noon-5
Google eBooks
Account Login
The Next Queen of Heaven (Paperback)
$14.99
Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Description
With the new millennium approaching, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues after being clocked by a Catholic statuette. Her daughter, Tabitha, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus—whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born.
Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire could spin a tale as frantic, funny, and farcical as The Next Queen of Heaven.
About the Author
Gregory Maguire is the bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror, Mirror; and the Wicked Years series, including Wicked, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. Wicked, now a beloved classic, is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
Praise for The Next Queen of Heaven…
“Reading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride—terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.”
-Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and Run
“Comes alive in many dimensions, many of them funny and slightly bonkers.”
-Los Angeles Times
“A delight. . . . [A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane.”
-Washington Post
Order Gift Certificates!
Signed "Team of Rivals"!
Signed David Allen Sibley!
Upcoming events
- Thursday, February 9th at 2 pm - Theodora Goss, "The Thorn and the Blossom"(1 day)
- Sunday, February 12th at 3 pm - Toby Lester, "Da Vinci's Ghost"(4 days)
- Sunday, February 19th at 3 pm - Sarah McCoy, "The Baker's Daughter"(11 days)
- Sunday, February 26th at 3 pm - Margot Livesey, "The Flight of Gemma Hardy"(18 days)
- Sunday, March 11th at 3 pm - Kate Flora, "Redemption"(32 days)
- Sunday, March 18th at 3 pm - Madeline Miller, "The Song of Achilles"(39 days)
- Thursday March 22th at 7 pm - Howard Frank Mosher, "The Great Northern Express"(43 days)
- Sunday, March 25th at 3 pm - Natalie Dykstra, "Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life"(46 days)
- Sunday, April 1st at 3 pm - Deborah Kops, The "Great Molasses Flood", and Heather Lang, "Queen of the Track"(53 days)
View your shopping cart.