Wise Children (Paperback)

In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed that Angela Carter tells. A writer known for the richness of her imagination and wit as well as her feminist insights into matters large and small, she created in "Wise Children "an effervescent family saga that manages to celebrate the lore and magic of show business while also exploring the connections between parent and child, the transitory and the immortal, authenticity and falsehood.

General

Imprint:	Farrar Straus Giroux
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	FSG Classics
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Angela Carter
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-53094-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-374-53094-7
Barcode:	9780374530945

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