WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE
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WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE (ebook)

GRANT ALLAN

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The convoluted and colourful plot of "What's Bred In The Bone" turns on questions of heredity and atavism: the ancestry of the Waring twin brothers and of Elma Clifford. Elma comes on her mother's side from a line of gypsy snake dancers, and she displays a periodic urge to dance wildly with a feather boa in her bedroom. A murderous judge, multiple mistaken identities and scenes of tribal life in South Africa decorate this extraordinary novel, which is certainly a testament to Grant Allen's versatility and grasp of the popular market.

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