
The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
A Novel
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Lisa Flanagan
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Juliet Grames
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Juliet Grames
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One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The best-selling author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna brings us a sparkling—by turns funny and moving—novel about a young American woman turned amateur detective in a small village in Southern Italy (“Terrific”–Boston Globe).
Calabria, 1960. Francesca Loftfield, a twenty-seven-year-old, starry-eyed American, arrives in the isolated mountain village of Santa Chionia tasked with opening a nursery school. There is no road, no doctor, no running water or electricity. And thanks to a recent flood that swept away the post office, there’s no mail, either.
Most troubling, though, is the human skeleton that surfaced after the flood waters receded. Who is it? And why don’t the police come and investigate? When the local priest's housekeeper begs Francesca to help determine if the remains are those of her long-missing son, Francesca begins to ask a lot of inconvenient questions. As an outsider, she might be the only person who can uncover the truth. Or she might be getting in over her head. As she attempts to juggle a nosy landlady, a suspiciously dashing shepherd, and a network of local families bound together by a code of silence, Francesca finds herself forced to choose between the charitable mission that brought her to Santa Chionia, and her future happiness, between truth and survival.
Set in the wild heart of Calabria, a land of sheer cliff faces, ancient tradition, dazzling sunlight—and one of the world’s most ruthless criminal syndicates—The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia is a suspenseful puzzle mystery, a captivating romance, and an affecting portrait of a young woman in search of a meaningful life.
©2024 Juliet Grames (P)2024 Random House AudioReseñas de la Crítica
"I enjoyed this immersive novel of family secrets in an isolated community in Italy. Shades of Ferrante."—Ian Rankin, via Twitter
“An elaborate puzzle of mystery, crime, and romance that will resonate with readers.”—Library Journal
“A suspenseful tale . . . will please readers who enjoy stories with a strong sense of place.”—Booklist
Lots of reminders of how the world was beginning to change. A very good mystery, but it's also about friendship and love.
Very different
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Stunning descriptions of the area
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Names
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Too long…
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How can a woman be portrayed so dumb
Terrible dumb book
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