Lives of the Saints

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National BestsellerA New York Times Best BookWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award for FictionWinner of the Books in Canada First Novel AwardWinner of the F.G. Bressani P rizeWinner of the Betty Trask AwardWinner of the Winifred Holtby Memorial PrizeFirst published thirty years ago, Lives of the Saints moves to Anchor CanadaWhat really happened to Vittorio's mother that day in the stable? That she'd been bitten by a snake was clear enough: the swelling in the ankle proved it. But that other swelling, the one that led eventually to his mother's long, loose dresses, to those dark, cold stares from the other villagers--what strange thing could be taking shape there in his mother's belly, and what doom would it carry them all to? Show more