The House at the Edge of Night
A sweeping novel about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting Mediterranean island off the coast of Italy.
The House at the Edge of Night explores what it takes to hold together a family against the forces of love and bitterness that threaten to divide it, and what it means to survive on the very edge of European history. A sweep of time, from before World War I on through World War II and the Recession of 2008--the Esposito women fight to protect their magical island, Castellamare. A love story and a spellbinding summer beach read.
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June 20, 2017Growing up I always loved stories and writing. When I was little one of my favourite games was to staple together sheets of paper and make them into a book with stories and pictures, and later I spent hours after school writing stories. One of the first books that captured my imagination was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis–I felt like I could believe in the story even though it was extraordinary and magical. But I think the book I most admired when I was growing up was To Kill a Mockingbird. Reading writing at its best and most honest was one of the things that most inspired…