Catherine Banner: 9 books

“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 Post A sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy—combining...

De lange dagen van Castellamare van Catherine Banner is een prachtige familieroman die zich afspeelt in Italië. Een aanrader voor wie houdt van de romans van Isabel Allende en van Schitterende ruïnes. De lange dagen van Castellamare van Catherine Banner is een prachtige familieroman die zich...

The final installment of Catherine Banner's sweeping Last Descendants trilogy. Harlan's family left the capital city when he was just eight days old, fleeing the outbreak of war, taking with them only what they could carry in their pockets. Since that dangerous and frightening journey in the dead...

Une île, un siècle d'amours, de drames, de petits prodiges et de grands miracles. Au large de la Sicile, sur l'île de Castellamare, caillou fertile bercé par le sirocco et les légendes locales, Amedeo Esposito peut enfin poser ses valises. Élevé à l'orphelinat de Florence, ce médecin a un...

Una pequeña isla perdida en el Mediterráneo, entre Sicilia y el norte de África, es el escenario imaginado por Catherine Banner para desarrollar esta cautivadora alegoría sobre la radical transformación de Europa durante los últimos cien años. La historia comienza con la llegada a Castellamare...

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD LEO NORTH’S prospects in life are limited. He attends military school, lives with his fearful grandmother, and looks after his brother Stirling. He resists his innate powers, because those who demonstrate any sort of magical ability are considered enemies of the state. But when...

Asking for the truth can be as painful as telling it. . . . Anselm Andros has clearly defined roles in his family and they are roles he plays very well—he is confidante to his mother, Maria. He is the confessor to his stepfather, Leo, a man haunted by the secrets of his past. And Anselm is...

«Un romanzo scritto in maniera superba, ricco di personaggi affascinanti.» Booklist La grande Storia e le piccole storie: una saga famigliare intensa e toccante 1914, isola di Castellamare, Sicilia. In una notte d’inverno, due bambini nascono in due case distanti solo qualche centinaio...

Eine sizilianische Insel, drei Generationen, ein großes Familienepos Castellamare ist eine winzige Insel vor der Küste Siziliens. Als der Arzt Amedeo seine Stelle antritt, wird er zunächst misstrauisch beäugt. Er jedoch liebt seine neue Heimat und beginnt, ihre alten Legenden zu sammeln und aufzuschreiben....