Catherine Banner

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Catherine Banner
Born (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 36)
Cambridge, United Kingdom
OccupationAuthor
Notable worksThe Eyes of a King
Website
www.catherine-banner.com

Catherine Banner (born 22 April 1989) is a British author, born in Cambridge, England and living in Turin, Italy. She gained international attention with her first book, The Eyes of a King , which she began writing when she was fourteen and still a school student. [1] [2] [3] She attended Coleridge Community College and Hills Road Sixth Form College.

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Banner 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, was published in 2016. Her work is translated into 22 languages. She lives in Turin, Italy, with her husband. [4]

Bibliography

The Last Descendants

Other novels

References

  1. Carter, Nicole (4 June 2008). "Catherine Banner, 19, poised to be the next J.K. Rowling". Daily News (New York) . Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  2. "UK teen author the new Rowling?". The Times of India . 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  3. "Author, 19, Who Wrote First Book at 14 Hailed as Next J.K. Rowling". Fox News . 5 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  4. "About Carherine Banner".
  5. "The House at the Edge of Night".