{"product_id":"the-saint-of-lost-things-9781616207779","title":"The Saint of Lost Things","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith great authenticity and immediacy, \u003ci\u003eThe Saint of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a bittersweet time in which the world seemed more intimate and knowable, and the American Dream simpler, nobler, and within reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCastellani, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christopher Castellani has published two previous novels with Algonquin--\u003ci\u003eA Kiss from Maddalena\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Massachusetts Books Award for Fiction; and \u003ci\u003eThe Saint of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e. 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","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525010952466,"sku":"9781616207779","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89604a1f-49cb-436a-8fe3-e11e5a7a3415.jpg?v=1731199005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-saint-of-lost-things-9781616207779","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}