What's Bred in the Bone

Second in the Cornish Trilogy following The Rebel Angels . “An altogether remarkable creation, [Davies’] most accomplished novel to date.”— The New York Times   Shortlisted for the Booker Prize   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’ life were not always what they