What's Bred in the Bone
Written by Robertson Davies
- Shortlisted
- The Booker Prize 1986
- Published by Viking
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The second volume of Robertson Davies’ Cornish Trilogy explores the complicated life and hidden talents of eccentric art collector Francis Cornish
Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small-town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis’s life were not always what they seemed.
Robertson Davies
Canadian author Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work
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