Lives Of The Saints Books in Order

Young Vittorio Innocente watches his mother's life change after a snakebite in their Italian village. With his father abroad, her pregnancy becomes the focus of community judgment, forcing Vittorio to confront adult secrets through a child's limited understanding.

After losing his mother on the voyage to Canada, Vittorio Innocente joins his father with his infant half-sister, Rita. Growing up in an Ontario farming community, he struggles with his father's isolation and the uncertain meaning of belonging.

Victor Innocente reconnects with his half-sister Rita in Toronto after their father's death. Their difficult attachment and unresolved family history lead back toward their Italian birthplace, where the past continues to shape their attempts to understand each other.