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Lives of the saints

Ricci, Nino 1959- (Author).

Summary: Christina's affair with a mysterious stranger abruptly shatters the innocence of her son's childhood. As Vittorio tries to piece together the truth of his mother's crime, the reader is shown the hypocrisy and malice that lurks beneath the veneer of Catholicism in their small Italian village. 1990 winner of the Governor General's Award.

Record details

  • Physical Description: sound recording
    optical disc
    sound disc
    1 sound disc (7:25 hrs.) [DAISY book] : digital ;
  • Publisher: Toronto : CNIB, 1992.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Ed. recorded: Cormorant, 1990.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Desmond Scott.
System Details Note:
Compact disc, digital audio book in DAISY format.
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible with DAISY playback software, or DAISY talking book player.
Awards Note:
Text version won the Governor-General's Award for fiction, 1990.
Text version won the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award, 1991.
Subject: Hypocrisy -- Religious aspects -- Fiction
Village communities -- Italy -- Fiction
Italy -- Fiction
Genre: Canadian fiction.
Topic Heading: DAISY book

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Gibsons Public Library FIC (Text) 35757000036941 LLB DAISY books Volume hold Available -

Summary: Christina's affair with a mysterious stranger abruptly shatters the innocence of her son's childhood. As Vittorio tries to piece together the truth of his mother's crime, the reader is shown the hypocrisy and malice that lurks beneath the veneer of Catholicism in their small Italian village. 1990 winner of the Governor General's Award.

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