num_pages: 238
description: Set in the Valle del Sole, a tiny village nestled in Italian Appenines, this novel tells the story of young Vittorio Innocente and of his mother, Christina, whose affair with a mysterious blue-eyed stranger abruptly shatters the innocence of Vittorio's childhood.
language: English
title: Lives of the Saints
titlecomplete: Lives of the Saints
genres: Fiction, Classics, Canada, Read For School, Italy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Canadian Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1701
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: Cormorant Books