The Catanese: Or The Real And The Ideal is a novel written by Ella Rodman. The story revolves around the lives of two sisters, Maria and Julia, who live in a small town called Catania in Sicily. Maria is a beautiful and ambitious young woman who dreams of leaving Catania and making a life for herself in the big city. Julia, on the other hand, is content with her simple life in Catania, and is happy to stay there and marry her childhood sweetheart.As...