Word: bone
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bone with blue fabric attached washed up on a beach, and medical techinicians examined it to see if it belonged to one of the seven astronauts killed in Tuesday's shuttle explosion...
Unfortunately his latest novel, What's Bred in the Bone, is a poorly cast spell. It is a sequel to Rebel Angels, but not one which requires that you read the first book. As usual Davies begins with a brilliant premise, intriguing characters and a philosophical question that is compelling. What was the spirit which motivated Francis Cornish, the eccentric but brilliant Canadian art critic and collector, to lead a life divorced from this hollow world? But as Davies weaves his spell one gets the feeling that he suddenly realizes that he has bitten off a bit more than...
...other aspect of Davies' novel falls flat. In The Rebel Angels Davies populates the novel with the unseen but mysterious forces of medieval angels. But in What's Bred in the Bone Davies brings them to life. The Daimon Maimas and the Recording Angel narrate the novel. This little conceit provides the structural premise of the book, and it wilts fast...
...considering that for most of the season the linebacker wore a cast to protect a broken bone in his hand...
Following a freshman year as Yale's third linebacker, Ilacqua sat out his entire sophomore season with a broken collar bone. The inability to contribute to a relatively successful (6-3) Eli squad frustrated Ilacqua...