The House At The Edge Of Night
Author :Catherine Banner
Condition : New
Binding : Soft-Back-Novel
Pages : 433
Publisher : Random House
Language : N/A
Publication Year : N/A
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 caf̩ 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 children‰ÛÓthree sons and an inquisitive daughter‰ÛÓgrow 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 stories‰ÛÓand this magical novel takes you there.
Praise for The House at the Edge of Night
‰ÛÏA gorgeous, sweeping story set over four generations . . . calls to mind Captain Corelli‰۪s Mandolin and Beautiful Ruins.‰‰ÛÓInterview
‰ÛÏLike pictures of a childhood summer, or a half-forgotten smell, this book is sweet and heady with nostalgia . . . [and] comforting as a quilt.‰‰ÛÓNPR
‰ÛÏRich and immersive, this book will take you away.‰‰ÛÓVox
‰ÛÏA 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 . .
Author :Catherine Banner
Condition : New
Binding : Soft-Back-Novel
Pages : 433
Publisher : Random House
Language : N/A
Publication Year : N/A
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 caf̩ 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 children‰ÛÓthree sons and an inquisitive daughter‰ÛÓgrow 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 stories‰ÛÓand this magical novel takes you there.
Praise for The House at the Edge of Night
‰ÛÏA gorgeous, sweeping story set over four generations . . . calls to mind Captain Corelli‰۪s Mandolin and Beautiful Ruins.‰‰ÛÓInterview
‰ÛÏLike pictures of a childhood summer, or a half-forgotten smell, this book is sweet and heady with nostalgia . . . [and] comforting as a quilt.‰‰ÛÓNPR
‰ÛÏRich and immersive, this book will take you away.‰‰ÛÓVox
‰ÛÏA 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 . .
