Years That Followed

Inspired by Greek mythology, The Years That Followed is a compelling tale of two women, thousands of miles apart, whose lives are thrown into turmoil by the power of love - and the desire for revenge.

Revenge is sweeter than regret . . .

It is 1966. Calista is seventeen, beautiful and headstrong. She meets the handsome Alexandros, and in an instant her whole life changes. Alexandros is magnetic, much older - and rich. He sweeps Calista off her feet. She leaves her safe, affluent Dublin home for a different life in Cyprus alongside her new husband. But his family treat her with suspicion.

Meanwhile, Pilar is desperate to leave the grinding poverty of her life in rural Extremadura, so she moves to Madrid. There, she meets a man who offers her excitement and opportunity. Petros charms Pilar, and she begins to imagine a future with him - although she knows it's impossible for them to be together.

Unknown to both women, tragic events are unfolding that will inextricably link their lives in a way that neither could have imagined - events that will change them and their families forever.

“Exciting, elegant, urgent, true - her writing is all of these things and more. One of Ireland's best novelists”

Catherine Dunne can write passion, both in love and in hate, with a force rarely found in her contemporaries . . . a masterful novel Books Ireland Poignant and satisfying Booklist Lived-in, hardearned feminism swirled with a noir tone and dark turns makes for a great read Kirkus Reviews In Calista and Pilar, Dunne has created two very different, but equally intriguing characters, and it is impossible not to root for them as they battle to forge their own way in a world where men hold sway Irish Independent A compelling, beautifully told story . . . I was utterly enthralled from beginning to end -- Liz Nugent -- Roddy Doyle

Catherine Dunne is the author of nine novels including The Things We Know Now, which won the 700th anniversary Giovanni Boccaccio International Prize for Fiction in 2013 and was shortlisted for the Eason Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. She has also published one work of non-fiction: a social history of Irish immigrants in London, called An Unconsidered People. Catherine's novels have been shortlisted for, among others, the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Italian Booksellers' Prize. Her work has been translated into several languages. She was recently longlisted for the first Laureate for Irish Fiction Award. She lives in Dublin.

It is 1966. Calista is seventeen, beautiful and headstrong. She meets the handsome Alexandros, and in an instant her whole life changes. Alexandros is magnetic, much older - and rich. He sweeps Calista off her feet. She leaves her safe, affluent Dublin home for a different life in Cyprus alongside her new husband. But his family treat her with suspicion. Meanwhile, Pilar is desperate to leave the grinding poverty of her life in rural Extremadura, so she moves to Madrid. There, she meets a man who offers her excitement and opportunity. Petros charms Pilar, and she begins to imagine a future with him - although she knows it's impossible for them to be together. Unknown to both women, tragic events are unfolding which will inextricably link their lives in a way that neither could have imagined. Events that will change them and their families forever. 'A compelling, beautifully told story . . . I was utterly enthralled'Liz Nugent 'Catherine Dunne can write passion, both in love and in hate, with a force rarely found in her contemporaries . . . a masterful novel' Books Ireland

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