Yvonne Meyer-Lohr designed the award-winning book "Deserts of the Earth" with photographs by Michael Martin. Now, in this handsome volume about Capri, she brings to our attention not just the familiar views that tourists see but also the hidden, mysterious side of the island that its many long-standing devotees treasure.

Claretta Cerio was born on Capri and spent many decades of her life there. The widow of Edwin Cerio, she witnessed the island's days of past glory when celebrities from all over the world descended on it. She knew many of Capri's most impressive personalities and visitors, such as Curzio Malaparte and Pablo Neruda. She is the author of numerous novels and short stories.

Umberto D'Aniello was born in Anacapri and has lived there ever since. He is
the island's best-known photographer and one of Italy's most admired photographers. In their feeling for the right moment, his black-and-white pictures reveal a hitherto unparalleled and very personal view of Capri.