Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Canadian Governor General's Award for Fiction Set in a small, golden village nestled in folds of the Italian Apennines, The Book of Saints is a deceptively simple novel of startling power and mythic dimension. Young Vittorio Innocente is the pampered son of Cristina, a women whose husband has left Italy for work in North America. Beneath her placid surface, Cristina yearns to escape the restrictive village; and, one day, Vittorio is startled to find her in the family's ...
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Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Canadian Governor General's Award for Fiction Set in a small, golden village nestled in folds of the Italian Apennines, The Book of Saints is a deceptively simple novel of startling power and mythic dimension. Young Vittorio Innocente is the pampered son of Cristina, a women whose husband has left Italy for work in North America. Beneath her placid surface, Cristina yearns to escape the restrictive village; and, one day, Vittorio is startled to find her in the family's stable, her ankle swelling from a snakebite. But what really happened to Cristina that day becomes the center of this talea story of passion and superstition beneath pastoral calm, a mother's secret life witnessed by a child. The first novel in a trilogy that follows Vittorio to adulthood, The Book of Saints is Ricci's acclaimed debut.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; First Picador US Edition. [First Published in Canada as "Lives of the Saints", by Cormorant Books.]. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Cover design by Henry Sens Yee, cover photograph by Marcia Lippman. Clean, unmarked, gently used book with just slight wear to corners. This is the first novel of a trilogy that follows Vittorio to adulthood, An extraordinary story--brooding, ironic, yearning, tender, gritty--populated with real people in everyday life, set in a small village in the Italian Apennines. 238 pp. 8.25" x 5.5". 1995, Piicador, New York.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, Publisher: Knopf, 1991. Used-Fine. As New in a As New dust jacket protected with mylar cover. American first edition, first printing. Published by Knopf in 1991. Book is As New with no wear to the jacket. The book itself is in tight, unread condition. 235 p.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($19.00 price intact). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Octavo. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light toning to the back top edge and inner flaps. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.