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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379343.Misfortune?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Misfortune" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319834m/379343.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379343.Misfortune?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Misfortune</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/117159.Wesley_Stace">Wesley Stace</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6127026?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>I picked this up because its publicist sent postcards about the book to the Hadley store while I was working there. It's the story of an abandoned boy raised by a wealthy family as a girl, and it is in many ways heartbreaking as well as entertaining. Really, it's a fascinating look at wealth, family, status, and gender in Victorian England. The end feels a little forced, but I really enjoyed the insightful narration of the boy-raised-as-girl as she comes to terms with her situation. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/282889?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>