Sveva Casati Modignani — Pandora (Sperling & Kupfer) Books in Order

Pandora is the Sperling & Kupfer imprint under which Italian author Sveva Casati Modignani (pen name of Bice Cairati) published her romance novels and family sagas. The books are independent standalone stories rather than a continuing serial, so they can be read in any order.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Anna dagli occhi verdi

    1981 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Spanning the years from the late nineteenth century into the twentieth, this saga follows a striking green-eyed woman and the family she builds…

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  2. Cover of Il barone

    Il barone

    1982 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    An aging Sicilian nobleman, Bruno, encounters three captivating women as his world intersects with oil princes and industrial power brokers. His…

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  3. Cover of Saulina

    Saulina

    1983 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Set in eighteenth-century Lombardy, the story centers on Saulina, a spirited young woman of humble origins whose beauty and courage draw her into the…

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  4. Cover of Come stelle cadenti

    Come stelle cadenti

    1986 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Rosa's extraordinary life unfolds through flashbacks as an elderly actress takes her final bow, revealing decades of dramatic encounters, family…

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  5. Cover of Disperatamente Giulia

    Disperatamente Giulia

    1986 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Giulia de Blasco is a successful Milanese writer whose carefully built life is upended when she receives a frightening diagnosis. Forced to confront…

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  6. Cover of Donna d'onore

    Donna d'onore

    1988 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    This Sicilian saga follows a woman bound to the codes of honor, silence and vendetta that govern a powerful Mafia family. Caught between loyalty to…

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  7. E infine una pioggia di diamanti

    1989 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    A wealthy publisher's death triggers a thirteen-year quest when his vast fortune mysteriously vanishes. Through Sonia, his daughter-in-law's shrewd…

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  8. Lo splendore della vita

    1991 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Giulia, a triumphant author who conquered illness and won the heart of surgeon Ermes Corsini, faces renewed turmoil when her troubled son and a…

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  9. Cover of Il cigno nero

    Il cigno nero

    1992 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Three generations of the Montalto publishing family clash with passion and betrayal across fifty turbulent years. Emiliano, the brooding Black Swan,…

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  10. Cover of Come vento selvaggio

    Come vento selvaggio

    1994 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Mistral Vernati, a Formula One champion, lies comatose after a catastrophic crash, surrounded by his first love Maria, his greedy wife Chantal, and…

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  11. Il corsaro e la rosa

    1995 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Spartaco Rangoni, the legendary Corsair, built a grain-shipping empire whose saga encompasses his octogenarian companion Lena—a woman of humble…

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  12. Cover of Caterina a modo suo

    Caterina a modo suo

    1997 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Caterina Belgrado, a postwar Milanese teenager turned acclaimed writer, reflects on a life lived deliberately and unconventionally. With a husband,…

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  13. Cover of Lezione di tango

    Lezione di tango

    1998 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Giovanna, a captivating antique dealer, and Matilde, an elderly destitute woman living proudly in an attic, inhabit the same Milan neighborhood in…

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  14. Cover of Vaniglia e cioccolato

    Vaniglia e cioccolato

    2000 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    When Penelope, a doctor and mother, discovers evidence of her husband's infidelity, the betrayal forces her to look back over her marriage and her…

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  15. Cover of Vicolo della Duchesca

    Vicolo della Duchesca

    2001 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Early twentieth-century Naples emerges through Rosa Avigliano, a common woman from poverty, and Josepha Paravicini, a noble aristocrat. Their…

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  16. Cover of Qualcosa di buono

    Qualcosa di buono

    2004 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    When Alessandra Pluda Cavalli's will reveals a stunning bequest to Lula, the building's humble concierge, secrets surface about two sisters separated…

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  17. Rosso Corallo

    2006 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Liliana Corti rises from a working-class postwar Milan family with wounded dignity intact, building a brilliant career through commitment and…

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  18. Cover of Singolare femminile

    Singolare femminile

    2007 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Martina, a singular woman bearing three daughters by three different men without marriage, defies convention by embracing motherhood as feminine…

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  19. Suite 405

    2018 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Suite 405 brings together two contrasting couples—ambitious entrepreneur Lamberto Rissotto and committed union activist Giovanni Rancati—whose worlds…

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  20. L'amore fa miracoli

    2021 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    Four longtime friends—Gloria, Andreina, Maria Sole, and Carlotta—navigate new trials as a global crisis unfolds. Gloria questions her stable…

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  21. Mercante di sogni

    2022 · Sveva Casati Modignani

    After a gunshot fells Milan's legendary stock exchange president Raimondo Clementi, ambitious journalist Giovanna Vitali penetrates his celebrated…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the Sveva Casati Modignani — Pandora (Sperling & Kupfer) books in?

Publication order — Publication order — the order in which the books were first published. This is the standard, most widely recommended way to read the series. Start with “Anna dagli occhi verdi.”

How many books are in the Sveva Casati Modignani — Pandora (Sperling & Kupfer) series?

We list 21 books by Sveva Casati Modignani , published between 1981–2022.

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.