Who built your city? The history of a city is made up of millions of individual stories; Michael Ondaatje imagines what some of them may have been. This book is made up of the memories of one man, Patrick Watson, told to a child on a night drive. Through Patrick’s fragmented story the reader is introduced to the workers who built Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct in the early 20th century, a piece of infrastructure that made the city what it is today. As he encounters workers, actors, revolutionaries, fugitives and thieves, Patrick also finds love and connection. In the Skin of a Lion is a captivating read with enough mystery, intrigue and romance to delight anyone, full of striking images that will stay with you long after you put it down.
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