{"product_id":"galinda-deluxe-limited-edition-a-charmed-childhood","title":"Galinda (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Charmed Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sister volume to \u003ci\u003eElphie, \u003c\/i\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e Gregory Maguire shares the eagerly awaited origin story of Galinda, the pink-clad, effervescent, and popular favorite character.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deluxe limited edition hardcover featuring stenciled edges, designed endpapers, and more--is available for a limited time while supplies last!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was Glinda the Good Witch before she floated down in her bubble to greet Dorothy? Who was Glinda before she became Elphaba Thropp's magnetic and popular roommate at Shiz University?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, before then, she was Galinda. With a \"ga.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe youngest of four children in a high-born family down on their luck, Galinda is both pampered and ignored. Her natural grace promises to elevate her in the district dance competitions--but these efforts distract her from seeing the growing resentments of local merchants who disapprove of her family's business strategies. Enmired in the self-satisfactions and unnamed timidities of childhood, Galinda finds in herself neither canniness nor the need to cultivate it. However, as her father deftly pivots around the snares and nets laid for him by his competitors, Galinda begins to dance toward a life that might lift her above her proud, if hardscrabble, childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalinda\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the girl behind the bubbly, shallow cliché--offering fans of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e their first richer glimpse into the life of a beloved and iconic character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942872809703,"sku":"9780063495272","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_4271e4ba-f8bf-496a-b0f1-ef9ab033fd8a.jpg?v=1775271503","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/galinda-deluxe-limited-edition-a-charmed-childhood","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}