ISBN: 9780099981107

Synopsis A richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the hazards and chances, Angela Carter’s witty and bawdy new novel is populated with as many sets of twins, and mistaken identities as any Shakespeare comedy, and celebrates the magic of over a century of show business.

Bookclub Review A richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and Chances, Angela Carter’s witty and bawdy new novel is populated with as many sets of twins, and mistaken identities as any Shakespeare comedy, and celebrates the magic of over a century of show business.

What the group thought:

The group loved this book, and almost all only had praise for the author. Some words that the group used were; “extraordinary writer”, “Brilliant”, “wonderfully naive” “funny” and many more words. Some scenes were considered completely exaggerated and therefore unbelievable but all was forgiven as the rest of the story was so spectacular. However it was noted that the reader would have to have an understanding of British culture with particular reference to London, Brixton to be able to understand the story.
If you like the arts, theatre and culture you will without a doubt thoroughly enjoy this book. The discussion was wrapped up in 35minutes and a happy book group left the shop.