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Wesley Stace

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Wesley Stace is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, the international bestseller Misfortune (2005) and By George (2007). Stace is also a musician who, under the name John Wesley Harding, has released 15 albums ranging from traditional folk to pop music. The Los Angeles Times hailed his most recent pop release, Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, as "Bookshop Rock like no other... expertly tweaking the lyricist's game at every turn", while the Wall Street Journal praised the album's "lyrics that dazzle without condescending."

Books by Wesley Stace

Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer

A brilliant, witty thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the twentieth century.

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By George

The secrets and lies of four generations of a family of entertainers: as told by two boys named George Fisher: one flesh, one wood.

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Misfortune

Gormenghast meets Middlesex meets Fingersmith: a brilliant gothic novel and international bestseller by a truly exceptional writer.

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