Called "an altogether remarkable creation, his most accomplished novel to date" ( The New York Times ), What's Bred in the Bone is the second book in Robertson Davies's beloved Cornish Trilogy. 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, a master art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis's life were not always what they seemed. In this wonderfully ...
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Called "an altogether remarkable creation, his most accomplished novel to date" ( The New York Times ), What's Bred in the Bone is the second book in Robertson Davies's beloved Cornish Trilogy. 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, a master art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis's life were not always what they seemed. In this wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown, Robertson Davies has created a spellbinding tale of artistic triumph and heroic deceit. It is a tale told in stylish, elegant prose, endowed with lavish portions of Davies's wit and wisdom.
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Robertson Davies' trilogies tend to have one not so good book, one good book, and one excellent book. This is the excellent one. It probably helps that I have an interest in art, which the main character is intimately involved in, but this is has been for years and continues to be one of the best books I've ever read.
