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It is the 1920s, and Patrick Lewis has arrived in the bustling city of Toronto, leaving behind his Canadian wilderness home. He immerses himself in the lives of the people who surround him, learning, from their stories, the history of the city itself. And he has his own adventures: searching for a missing millionaire, tunnelling beneath Lake Ontario, falling in love.
In the Skin of a Lion is Michael Ondaatje’s sparkling predecessor to his Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. It is here that we encounter, for the first time, Hana the orphaned girl and Caravaggio the thief, among a large cast of characters who are all lovingly and intimately portrayed. It is an exquisite and musical novel, a romance that challenges the boundary between history and myth.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.???
ISBN: 9781035091362
Publication date: 28/07/2026
Price: $28.00
RRP: $28.00
Format: Paperback
Temporarily out of stock
Publishing status: Due August
Author: Ondaatje, Michael
Series: Picador Collection
Imprint: Picador
