Background
Angela Carter wrote this novel after she knew she had been diagnosed with cancer. She had a small son and a husband whom she would be leaving behind and in this context, Deefholts notes, "The echoing refrain of the text -- "What a joy it is to dance and sing!" -- seems particularly potent."
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