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Plot Summary of What's Bred in the Bone
"The life - from birth to death - of Francis Cornish, who became a philanthropist, artist, and collector. This is the second book of Davies' Cornish Trilogy, but it can easily stand alone."
Ivy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of What's Bred in the Bone
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 (an above average amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Italy - Switzerland
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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