The Next Queen of Heaven
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"As the new millennium approaches, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Clocked by a Catholic statuette, Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues. Her daughter, Tabitha Scales, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus--whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire can spin a tale this frantic, funny, and farcical. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born. THE NEXT QUEEN OF HEAVEN is Maguire's most imaginative story yet"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Harper, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 347 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780061997792 (pbk.)
006199779X (pbk.)
SUBJECTS
City and town life -- New York (State) -- Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Teenagers -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- Fiction.