Lives of the Saints Paperback by Nino Ricci

Product Details

• Publisher: Anchor Canada (2020-09-29)
• Language: English
• Pages: 296
• ISBN-13: 9780385696050
• Weight: 272.16 grams
• Dimensions: 20.27 x 13.11 x 1.98 cm

National Bestseller
A New York Times Best Book
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction
Winner of the Books in Canada First Novel Award
Winner of the F.G. Bressani Prize
Winner of the Betty Trask Award
Winner of the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize

First published thirty years ago, Lives of the Saints moves to Anchor Canada


What 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?

About the Author

NINO RICCI is the multi-award winning, bestselling author of the Lives of the Saints trilogy, Testament, The Origin of Species, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau book in the Extraordinary Canadians series, and Sleep. He's been the recipient of the Governor General's Award twice, the Trillium Book Award, the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction, among others, and has been a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Ricci has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Juiblee Medal. He has been recognized with the Order of Canada for his contributions to literature as a renowned author. He lives in Toronto.