false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177628416m/721867.jpg 721867 14 <b>Wise Children</b> follows the fortunes of the Chance twins, Dora and Nora, taking in the story of their show business family -- the Hazards -- over the past century. Born illegitimately, spurned by their father Melchior and brought up by their landlady, Mrs Chance, Dora and Nora learn to dance, and begin to forge a career, &#8220;two girls pounding the boards&#8221;. After the post-war decline of their careers they are reduced to performing in nude revues, while the latest generation of Hazards rise to fame as stars of television. Angela Carter's witty and bawdy new novel celebrates the magic of over a century of show business. 2877086 1991 Wise Children total:591|5:201|4:216|3:138|2:30|1:6| 591 2349 1024 72 5 3 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Oct 31 11:12:27 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 07:51:28 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 26 13:20:55 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 13:20:55 -0700 2009 “Hope for the best, expect the worst.”

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Wise Children grabbed me on page one. The voice of narrator Dora Chance is charming, witty, unique and honest. Her story of family, show business and Shakespeare is perfectly told. Bawdy, brisk and brilliant!]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:30:51 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 07:45:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 15:05:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 15:13:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:38:49 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:40:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 16 16:53:16 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:03:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Tue May 05 19:40:12 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 19:41:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Jun 03 06:46:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 06:48:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 20 16:27:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 16:30:49 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=721867