The Lightning Time [Import] [Hardcover]

Gregory Maguire (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books (May 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0701124334
• ISBN-13: 978-0701124335
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Gregory Maguire received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England. He still serves as co-director of CLNE, although that organization has announced its intention to close after its 2006 institute.
The bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror, and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. Wicked, now a beloved classic, is the basis for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad.
He has three adopted children and is married to painter Andy Newman. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Childhood memories, January 18, 2000

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Elizabeth Lumley (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lightning Time (Hardcover)

Gregory Maguire came to my elementary school in the late 1970s and read to our class from this book. I immidiatly read The Lighting Time and Daughter of the Moon. I think I was eight. I absolutly loved the books. Fantastic and immaginative. Alsolutly perfect for children with bright minds. This book started me off on a lifetime of reading wonderful books. I have been looking for this book, since forgetting the author, for some time. I am sorry it is out of print, but good to see it mentioned on Amazon. Thank you for ending my search.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing but Good!!!, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lightning Time (Hardcover)

It was really good just in some parts confusing