Driving through the narrow streets of Cambridge, it’s apparent you’re not in Kansas anymore. But one street has had a unique influence on the Land of Oz.
“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” author Gregory Maguire lived in Cambridge prior to writing the 1995 book that reimagines L. Frank Baum’s classic Oz through the eyes of the Wicked Witch of the West, who he named Elphaba. When it was time to give one of the infamous characters, Glinda, a last name in the book, he reflected upon his time in Massachusetts.
