The Saint of Lost Things
A Novel
- Paperback
330 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2005
Summary
It is 1953 in the tight-knit Italian neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware. Maddalena Grasso has lost her country, her family, and the man she loved by coming to America; her mercurial husband, Antonio, has lost his opportunity to realize the American Dream; their new friend, Guilio Fabbri, a shy accordion player, has lost his beloved parents.In the shadow of St. Anthony s Church, named for the patron saint of lost things, the prayers of these troubled but determined people are heard, and fate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616207779 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1616207779 |
| Author: | Christopher Castellani |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 330 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Christopher Castellani
Christopher Castellani has published two previous novels with Algonquin A Kiss from Maddalena, which won the Massachusetts Books Award for Fiction; and The Saint of Lost Things. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he is the artistic director of Grub Street, the Boston-based non-profit creative writing center. Author website: www.christopher castellani.com
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