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Hiddensee
In this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.

Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called "bewitching," "remarkable," "extraordinary," "engrossing," "amazing," and "delicious." Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked, Wonderland in After Alice and Dickensian London in Lost, Maguire now takes us to the Black Forest of Bavaria and Munich of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffman. Hiddensee recreates the backstory of the Nutcracker, reimaging how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a snowy Christmas Eve. It also brings to life the mysterious godfather Drosselmeier—the ominous, canny, one-eyed toymaker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky’s ballet—who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter.

But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism a migrating strain of a Hellenic mystery-cult, and ponders a profound question: how a person who is abused by life, short-changed and challenged, can access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless. Ultimately, Hiddensee, offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized on the eve of a winter holiday, has something precious to share.
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The Witch of Maracoor

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The Witch of Maracoor

The Witch of Maracoor

Gregory Maguire

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The Witch of Maracoor

The Witch of Maracoor

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Salon Fantastique

Salon Fantastique

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The Oracle of Maracoor

The Oracle of Maracoor

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The Oracle of Maracoor

The Oracle of Maracoor

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The Brides of Maracoor

The Brides of Maracoor

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The Brides of Maracoor

The Brides of Maracoor

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The Brides of Maracoor

The Brides of Maracoor

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A Wild Winter Swan

A Wild Winter Swan

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A Wild Winter Swan

A Wild Winter Swan

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After Alice

After Alice

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After Alice

After Alice

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After Alice

After Alice

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After Alice

After Alice

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Mary Poppins

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The Wicked Years Complete Collection

The Wicked Years Complete Collection

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Out of Oz

Out of Oz

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Out of Oz

Out of Oz

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The Next Queen of Heaven

The Next Queen of Heaven

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The Next Queen of Heaven

The Next Queen of Heaven

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Wicked

Wicked

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Wicked

Wicked

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A Lion Among Men

A Lion Among Men

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Click: One Novel, Ten Authors

Click: One Novel, Ten Authors

Linda Sue Park, David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Tim Wynne-Jones, Ruth L. Ozeki, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire

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Click: One Novel, Ten Authors

Click: One Novel, Ten Authors

Linda Sue Park, David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Tim Wynne-Jones, Ruth L. Ozeki, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire

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Missing Sisters

Missing Sisters

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Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

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Son of a Witch

Son of a Witch

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A Lion Among Men

A Lion Among Men

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Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

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Lost

Lost

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Son of a Witch

Son of a Witch

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Leaping Beauty

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