Misfortune
by:
Wesley Stace (author)
A rich, outrageous, Dickensian novel in the comic tradition of The Crimson Petal and the White about a boy raised as a girl in the richest home in 19th century England.
A rich, outrageous, Dickensian novel in the comic tradition of The Crimson Petal and the White about a boy raised as a girl in the richest home in 19th century England.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316830348 (0316830348)
ASIN: 0316830348
Publish date: 2005-04-11
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 531
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Glbt,
Queer,
Trans,
Transgender,
Fiction,
Historical
I loved this book for the whole period of Rose's childhood. It grapples with some really interesting questions of gender essentialism. The moment when Rose becomes fully cognizant of his own sex and gender is deftly written, and won me over completely.At this point, the narration makes an awkward sw...
I bought this book at Barnes and nobles bargain section based on a quick scan of its description in the cover. I figured if I didn't like it, i was only wasting $4. As i got into the book, i enjoyed it more and more, i felt for Rose who couldn't understand why she was treated differently than everyo...
Fantastically enjoyable read that's tied up a little too neatly in the end, though I'm not sure it could have been any other way.
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