{"product_id":"misfortune-paperback","title":"Misfortune - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWesley Stace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know who I am. But perhaps you don't know my name: Rose Old. I was unwanted at birth and thrown away, evidence best disposed of. If you consider that, bloodily new to the world, I was bound for a dusty grave and that I was saved only by a distracted boy and a stray dog, it's a miracle that I lived an hour, let alone as long as I have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who'd have imagined I'd live to tell the tale, as it were? Fortune patted me on the head at an early age, but it wasn't all walks and treats. We had a complicated relationship. What else do you know? Well, you know I'm alive now, unless I'm telling this story from beyond the grave. I'm Old but I'm not that old and I am not going to die in my story (unless I do it with the last full stop -- that would be acceptable; after all, I haven't finished yet and I can't see the future any more clearly than you can). Rose Old, alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at Cambridge, \u003cb\u003eWesley Stace\u003c\/b\u003e (also known as John Wesley Harding) cut short his Ph.D. studies to pursue a music career. He has released 8 solo albums and toured as the opening act for The Mighty Lemon Drops, Michelle Shocked, and Bruce Springsteen. His novel, \u003ci\u003eMisfortune\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Little, Brown in 2004. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 8.24 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41729984659591,"sku":"9780316154482","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/06d3fb3a2a0d4e565bc8137f7fbc3e83.webp?v=1734097891","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/misfortune-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}