www.marksabawriter.com other books by mark saba ebooks ( fiction ) the shoemaker ( see excerpt ) tipping points signs printed books the landscapes of pater ( fiction ) painting a dissapearing canvas ( poetry ) thaddeus olsen ( fiction ) in the anthology desperate remedies excerpt from the shoemaker from a hilltop that overlooked other hills east of the city , as well as the valleys of two opposing rivers , they gathered to mourn the death of their father , pietro cavalieri .