by Gregory Maguire · Headline Review · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780755377435
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«The Next Queen of Heaven» is the novel by Gregory Maguire, published by Headline Review in paperback (416 pages, in English).
In Thebes, a woman wakes up speaking in tongues after being struck by a statue of the Virgin Mary, to the bewilderment of her sons and her daughter Tabitha. Jeremy Carr looks for a venue for his gay singing group, the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries move in, the Radical Radiants clash with the Catholics, a Christmas pageant fails, and a child is born.
This paperback edition dates from 2010; in catalogues it is classified as fiction, fantasy, humour, religion and LGBT.
An option for readers of Gregory Maguire and for those seeking a choral comedy with a Christmas setting and LGBT themes.
Gregory Maguire is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. It was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003, which was later adapted into a two-part musical film series with the first film released in 2024 and the second film released in 2025.
