num_pages: 244
description: In the Skin of a Lion is a love story and an irresistible mystery set in the turbulent, muscular new world of Toronto in the 20s and 30s. Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into the politically powerful, the anarchists, bridge builders and tunnellers, a vanished millionaire and his mistress, a rescued nun and a thief who leads a charmed life. This is a haunting tale of passion, privilege and biting physical labour, of men and women moved by compassion and driven by the power of dreams -- sometimes even to murder.
language: English
title: In the Skin of a Lion
titlecomplete: In the Skin of a Lion
genres: Fiction, Historical, Canadian Literature, Canada, School, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 17880
places: Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Trillium Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: CBC Canada Reads
publisher: Vintage Canada