A remarkable collection of multigenerational characters who’s family’s all live on a small island off Italy. The dynamics and interpersonal relationships between these families becomes interwoven as decades pass and new generations bring forth more insight of their traditions, superstitious and religious beliefs.

Once you arrive at The House at the Edge of Night you won’t want to leave ... even after the story’s end. Catherine Banner paints a beautiful and haunting story of four generations of an Italian family in a way that makes you feel like you are part of their world in Castellamare. You can almost smell the bougainvillea, hear the cicadas and the roar of the sea. The author explores so many personal feelings as the characters come face to face with the dilemma of duty to family or duty to self. They become real people experiencing emotions we have all felt and wrestled with in everyday life. This is an inspiring and thought-provoking story with the perfect dose of quirky and sassy characters. I didn’t want it to end.