Bøger af Catherine Banner

Fantastisk fortælling om en familie gennem et turbulent århundrede på en lille ø på kanten af Europa. På den lillebitte ø Castellamare ud for Sicilien hjælper lægen Amedeo Esposito to børn til verden i løbet af den samme nat – det ene barn er hans kones, det andet hans elskerindes. En skandale uden lige i det lille samfund, og Amedeo må opgive at praktisere som læge. I håb om at skabe sig et nyt liv på øen overtager Amedeo den lukkede bar Huset ved Nattens Ende. En beslutning der får store konsekvenser for Amedeo og hans efterkommere, som kommer til at kæmpe for barens overlevelse, efterhånden som det 20. århundredes store begivenheder, når ud til den lille ø på Europas yderste kant. Pressen skriver: »et stjerneskud af en historisk roman. […] Det her er sommer, feriedrinks, dramaer og solnedgange i en middelhavsduftende blanding.« ****** – Femina »Det er en vild, farverig, fabulerende og skøn bog. […] Det er en gedigen, god historie« – Holstebro Onsdag »Familieromanen storcharmer sig ind på læseren […] Det er en fornøjelse at læse så helstøbt og velskrevet en roman« – Helle Winther Olsen, lektør

On a tiny island off the coast of Italy, Amedeo Esposito, a foundling from Florence, thinks he has found a place where, finally, he can belong. And while regimes change, betrayals are discovered and unexpected friendships nurtured, the House at the Edge of Night remains: the backdrop for long-running feuds and the stage for great love affairs.

Anselm Andros has always thought he had a normal life - confidante to his mother, Maria, confessor to his stepfather, Leo, a man haunted by the secrets of his past, and support to his sister Jasmine. But when the political landscape of Malonia starts to shift, this unassuming family begin to unravel. Even though they have spent the past fifteen years leading a quiet life, Maria and Leo's actions are forever linked to the turbulent history of Malonia and its parallel world, modern-day England. The voices from the past still echo in the present and Anselm must pull all the pieces together - whatever the cost.

';A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don't be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic.'The Denver PostA sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italycombining the romance of Beautiful Ruins with the magical tapestry of works by Isabel Allende.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNPR *; Los Angeles Public Library *; Kirkus Reviews';Captivating . . . [Catherine] Banner's four-generation saga is set on an island near Sicily, where myths of saints get served up with limoncello at the Esposito family's bar. . . . The island is fictional, but consider this dreamy summer read your passport.'People ';A lusty page-turner that weaves romance, rivalry and the intricacies of family expectations into one glorious tale.'Minneapolis Star Tribune Castellamare is an island far enough away from the mainland to be forgotten, but not far enough to escape from the world's troubles. At the center of the island's life is a cafe draped with bougainvillea called the House at the Edge of Night, where the community gathers to gossip and talk. Amedeo Esposito, a foundling from Florence, finds his destiny on the island with his beautiful wife, Pina, whose fierce intelligence, grace, and unwavering love guide her every move. An indiscretion tests their marriage, and their childrenthree sons and an inquisitive daughtergrow up and struggle with both humanity's cruelty and its capacity for love and mercy. Spanning nearly a century, through secrets and mysteries, trials and sacrifice, this beautiful and haunting novel follows the lives of the Esposito family and the other islanders who live and love on Castellamare: a cruel count and his bewitching wife, a priest who loves scandal, a prisoner of war turned poet, an outcast girl who becomes a pillar of strength, a wounded English soldier who emerges from the sea. The people of Castellamare are transformed by two world wars and a great recession, by the threat of fascism and their deep bonds of passion and friendship, and by bitter rivalries and the power of forgiveness. Catherine Banner has written an enthralling, character-rich novel, epic in scope but intimate in feeling. At times, the island itself seems alive, a mythical place where the earth heaves with storiesand this magical novel takes you there.Praise for The House at the Edge of Night';A gorgeous, sweeping story set over four generations . . . calls to mind Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Beautiful Ruins.'Interview';Like pictures of a childhood summer, or a half-forgotten smell, this book is sweet and heady with nostalgia . . . [and] comforting as a quilt.'NPR ';Rich and immersive, this book will take you away.'Vox';A masterful piece of storytelling, infused with the miraculous (both in stories and in everyday life) while maintaining the difficult balance between the explainable versus the inexplicable . . .captivating and beautifully rendered.'Sara Gruen, author of At the Water's Edge

Five-year-old Cassius escaped the brutal assassination of his parents, the king and queen of Malonia, and was exiled to modern-day England. Now fifteen, Cassius continues to be hidden in England under the protection of his tutor, the great Alderbaran, who's ancient prophecy says that Cassius will, one day, return and claim his rightful place on the throne.At the same time, fifteen-year-old Leo remains in Malonia where a repressive dictatorial regime under the new king, Lucien, followed the assassination. One day Leo discovers a wonderful book in which parts of an epic story appear each day - a remarkable story that reveals the secrets of the prophecy, the assassination and how they are connected to Leo's own family history.

Fantastisk fortælling om en familie gennem et turbulent århundrede på en lille ø på kanten af Europa.På den lillebitte ø Castellamare ud for Sicilien hjælper lægen Amedeo Esposito to børn til verden i løbet af den samme nat – det ene barn er hans kones, det andet hans elskerindes. En skandale uden lige i det lille samfund, og Amedeo må opgive at praktisere som læge. I håb om at skabe sig et nyt liv på øen overtager Amedeo den lukkede bar Huset ved Nattens Ende. En beslutning der får store konsekvenser for Amedeo og hans efterkommere, som kommer til at kæmpe for barens overlevelse, efterhånden som det 20. århundredes store begivenheder, når ud til den lille ø på Europas yderste kant.