The Saint of Lost Things: A Novel
Sep 2005 · Sold by Algonquin Books
4.2star
11 reviews
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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 and circumstances conspire to answer them in unforeseeable ways.
With great authenticity and immediacy, The Saint of Lost Things evokes a bittersweet time in which the world seemed more intimate and knowable, and the American Dream simpler, nobler, and within reach.
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 and circumstances conspire to answer them in unforeseeable ways.
With great authenticity and immediacy, The Saint of Lost Things evokes a bittersweet time in which the world seemed more intimate and knowable, and the American Dream simpler, nobler, and within reach.
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4.2
11 reviews
Meagan Gillespie
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April 13, 2017
A lovely story that draws you in. But oddly paced with periods of very slow followed by bursts of everything, all-at-once. So many unanswered questions... and a fair amount of character development that didn't lead anywhere.
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Cherie Forbes
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January 9, 2017
Needs editing. Persevered as long as I could, but the typographical errors were simply too great.
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Jessica McKay
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January 15, 2017
Great story albeit many typographical errors
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About the author
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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