The Virgin Knows

"Alicia lives in Italy in self-proclaimed penance for the sins of her twin, Carlo. When her brother moves to America to seek his fortune, she maintains a spiritual link with him, which eventually leads her to Boston's North End. There, she is swept into a bungled plot to restore stolen art fragments to the Vatican. Her adventures bring Alicia face-to-face with the Mafia-like Benevolents, American freedom, and the very soul of her own lost dreams." "Magic realism, earthy faith, and sly comedy combine to make Alicia one of fiction's most enchanting heroines since Tita of Like Water for Chocolate."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved