Synopsis
The third Discworld novel.
They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
There are some situations where the correct response is to display the sort of ignorance which happily and wilfully flies in the face of the facts. In this case, the birth of a baby girl, born a wizard -- by mistake. Everybody knows that there's no such thing as a female wizard. But now it's gone and happened, there's nothing much anyone can do about it. Let the battle of the sexes begin.
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Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody along with Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.
In Equal Rites, a dying wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just at that moment being born. The fact that the son is actually a daughter is discovered just a little too late. . . .
About the Author
Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most popular authors. His acclaimed novels are bestsellers in the United States and the United Kingdom, and have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide. In January 2009, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Pratchett a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his services to literature. Sir Terry lives in England.
Celia Imrie is an Olivier award-winning actress best known for her parts in the films Calendar Girls" and Nanny McPhee". In February 2015 she returns as Madge in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel". Her roles on stage include Dotty in Noises Off" and Mrs Tilehouse in The Sea", and, on television, Diana in After You've Gone", Vera in A Dark Adapted Eye" and Miss Babs in Acorn Antiques". Last year she brought her cabaret/revue show Laughing Matters" to Crazy Coqs and then to the St James Theatre. Her autobiography, The Happy Hoofer", was published in 2011.
www.celiaimrie.info @CeliaImrie
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