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The Next Queen of Heaven
The Next Queen of Heaven
Author: Gregory Maguire
The new millenium approaches, and the grotty upstate town of Thebes glows with new weirdness. Clocked by a Catholic statuette, Mrs. Leontina Scales starts speaking in tongues. Tabitha Scales and her brothers scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus - whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780981782423
ISBN-10: 0981782426
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Concord Free Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a rollicking tale of a dysfunctional family, a group of gay men, a convent of elderly nuns, and two very different church congregations all set in a forgotten town in upstate New York. It is both funny and touching in its description of the interactions and strange events that happen in the fall of 1999. An enjoyable and well written read.
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This book was somewhat a departure from Maguire's previous books as it wasn't an interesting take on a well-known story line (that I'm aware of). It's a weird story with a little darkness, but I still enjoyed it.
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justaskjulie avatar reviewed The Next Queen of Heaven on + 33 more book reviews
This is not one of Maguire's best by any means. It drags and I finally gave up about halfway through it and decided there were other things I'd rather be reading.


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