Ontario, Canada: Cormorant Books, (1991). "Set in the Valle del Sole, a tiny village nestled in Italian Appenines, this novel tells the story of young Vittorio Innocente and of his mother, Christina, whose affair with a mysterious blue-eyed stranger abruptly shatters the innocence of Vittorio's childhood." Winner of the Governor General's Award, Winnifred Holtby Memorial Prize 1991 and a Betty Trask Award 1991 and more. The first book in a trilogy. 238 pp. . ISBN: 0-920953-255.