num_pages: 531
description: Lord Loveall, heretofore heirless lord of the sprawling Love Hall, is the richest man in England. He arrives home one morning with a most unusual package - a baby that he presents as the inheritor to the family name and fortune. In honor of his beloved sister, who died young, Loveall names the baby Rose.
language: English
title: Misfortune: A Novel
titlecomplete: Misfortune: A Novel
genres: Fiction, Historical, Gender, Queer, LGBT, British Literature, Humor, Novels, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 1842
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
publisher: Little Brown & Co