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Catherine Banner was born in Cambridge, UK, in 1989 and began writing at the age of fourteen. She studied English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, before moving to County Durham where she worked as a secondary school teacher. She has published a trilogy of young adult novels, The Last Descendants.

Her debut adult novel, The House at the Edge of Night, tells the story of the 2008 financial crisis and 95 years of European history through one family and their bar on a tiny Mediterranean island.

Her work is translated into 24 languages. She lives in Turin, Italy, with her husband.

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	The House at the Edge of Night 3.95 avg rating — 9,487 ratings — published 2016 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of a King (The Last Descendants, #1) 3.24 avg rating — 927 ratings — published 2008 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices in the Dark (The Last Descendants, #2) 3.53 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2009 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart at War (The Last Descendants, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huset ved nattens ende by Catherine Banner (Goodreads Author), Alis Friis Caspersen (Translation) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It's been such a long time since I posted regularly on this blog, and I know quite a few readers are still following here for updates. Many of you have also been emailing me during this strange pandemic year, and it's such a joy and inspiration to read your words, so I just wanted to send you a heartfelt thank you for your huge support of me and my work, and to post a qu Read more of this blog post »

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Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)

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“Не бе осъзнавал, че отглеждането на деца ще бъде такова - един бавен процес на изгубването им.”
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