The Next Queen of Heaven
The Next Queen of Heaven is a 2009 American novel by Gregory Maguire.
 First edition | |
| Author | Gregory Maguire |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Concord Free Press, HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2009/2010 |
| Media type | Paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-199779-2 |
| OCLC | 52134556 |
The novel was originally published and distributed for free by Concord Free Press in 2009 then later published by HarperCollins in 2010.
Plot summary
In fictional Thebes in Upstate New York,[1] in 1999 during the run-up to the end of the year, the Scales family must deal with a matriarch driven half-mad by a blow to the head by a statue of the Virgin Mary. Meanwhile, gay choirmaster Jeremy must find a practice space for his band, drawing him into a collision course with the local nuns.
gollark: We cannot, yet, just spin up a bunch of test societies with and without [CONTENTIOUS THING REDACTED] to see if this is actually true.
gollark: > Everything can, and should be tested objectivelySay someone tells you "[CONTENTIOUS THING REDACTED] weakens the fabric of society" or something. We can take this to mean something like "[CONTENTIOUS THING REDACTED] leads to societies being worse off in the long run". How can you actually test this?
gollark: Ideally, but that isn't actually possible in all cases.
gollark: Quantum mechanics still makes very useful predictions even if the exact physical workings aren't known.
gollark: You can guess at them from a lot of inputs and outputs.
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