Lives of the Saints (Paperback, New edition)

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. Winner of the Winnifred Holtby Memorial Prize 1991 and a Betty Trask Award 1991.