Wise Children
by Carter, Angela
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316130532
- ISBN 13
- 9780316130530
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Little Brown, USA. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0316130532 . Black hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. This copy is in Very Good condition with a tight binding, a bright, unmarked text with light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and inVery Good condition with cover scuffing and edgewear. "A family saga which recounts the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families. From Brazil, Texas and Australia in the 1890s, through London in 1914, the Blitz in 1940, then Italy and Hollywood, the book reaches a finale in London in 1990." ; 9.53 X 6.30 X 1.18 inches .
Synopsis
Wise Children was the last novel written by Angela Carter. The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of which leads Nora and Dora to frivolous "illegitimate" lechery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15381
- Title
- Wise Children
- Author
- Carter, Angela
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316130532
- ISBN 13
- 9780316130530
- Publisher
- Little Brown, USA
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0316130532, Twins, London
- Bookseller catalogs
- England;
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...