{"product_id":"galinda-deluxe-limited-edition-a-charmed-childhood","title":"Galinda  | Deluxe Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReleases 29 September 2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sister volume to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElphie,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGregory Maguire shares the eagerly awaited origin story of Galinda, the pink-clad, effervescent, and popular favorite character.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deluxe limited edition hardcover featuring stenciled edges, designed endpapers, and moreis available for a limited time while supplies last!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eWell, before then, she was Galinda. With a ';ga.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 competitionsbut these efforts distract her from seeing the growing resentments of local merchants who disapprove of her family's business strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnmired 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalinda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals the girl behind the bubbly, shallow clicheoffering fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir first richer glimpse into the life of a beloved and iconic character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Enchanted Spine","offers":[{"title":"Deluxe Limited Edition","offer_id":54706582126915,"sku":"9780063495272","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/5490\/6691\/files\/galinda-deluxe-limited-edition-1007341.jpg?v=1788292450","url":"https:\/\/theenchantedspine.com\/products\/galinda-deluxe-limited-edition-a-charmed-childhood","provider":"The Enchanted Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}