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Synopsis
When Lord Geoffroy Loveall finds an abandoned baby, he treats the child as his daughter, despite the male gender of the child, who grows up desperately conflicted in the richest home in nineteenth-century England.
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Review
'A beautifully written and hugely enjoyable Gothic adventure, a remarkable debut which deserves to become a hit' -- Image Magazine
'Stace writes well, engineering some memorable set pieces and twists, and treading a careful line between whimsy and wry wit' -- Observer
'There is something musical, almost symphonic, about the sweep of his novel' -- The Guardian
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Gormenghast meets Middlesex meets Fingersmith: a brilliant gothic novel by a truly exceptional new writer
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Misfortune
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Little Brown and Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316830348
ISBN 13: 9780316830348
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Abbey Tyson (illustrator). On a moonlit night on the outskirts of London, Lord Geoffroy Loveall findsthe answer to his prayers: an abandoned baby, somehow still alive amid thejunk of a rubbish heap. Rescuing the infant from certain death, Lord Geoffroy adopts her as his only child, heir to the fabulous Love Hall fortune. He names her Rose in memory of his long-dead sister and gives hera childhood of unparalleled gaiety and unstinting pleasure. But every house has a secret, and as Rose approaches adolescence, the secret of Love Hall becomes impossible to hide. As much as Lord Geoffroy wanted a daughter, the baby he brought home is, in fact, a boy. As a flock. Seller Inventory # 00100550807
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Misfortune
Published by
Little Brown and Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316830348
ISBN 13: 9780316830348
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Abbey Tyson (illustrator). On a moonlit night on the outskirts of London, Lord Geoffroy Loveall findsthe answer to his prayers: an abandoned baby, somehow still alive amid thejunk of a rubbish heap. Rescuing the infant from certain death, Lord Geoffroy adopts her as his only child, heir to the fabulous Love Hall fortune. He names her Rose in memory of his long-dead sister and gives hera childhood of unparalleled gaiety and unstinting pleasure. But every house has a secret, and as Rose approaches adolescence, the secret of Love Hall becomes impossible to hide. As much as Lord Geoffroy wanted a daughter, the baby he brought home is, in fact, a boy. As a flock. Seller Inventory # 00095570527
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Misfortune
Published by
Little Brown and Company, 2005
ISBN 10: 0316830348
ISBN 13: 9780316830348
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Abbey Tyson (illustrator). On a moonlit night on the outskirts of London, Lord Geoffroy Loveall findsthe answer to his prayers: an abandoned baby, somehow still alive amid thejunk of a rubbish heap. Rescuing the infant from certain death, Lord Geoffroy adopts her as his only child, heir to the fabulous Love Hall fortune. He names her Rose in memory of his long-dead sister and gives hera childhood of unparalleled gaiety and unstinting pleasure. But every house has a secret, and as Rose approaches adolescence, the secret of Love Hall becomes impossible to hide. As much as Lord Geoffroy wanted a daughter, the baby he brought home is, in fact, a boy. As a flock. Seller Inventory # 00095499155
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Misfortune
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