The Years That Followed, Catherine Dunne
The Years That Followed, Catherine Dunne
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The Years That Followed

Author: Catherine Dunne

Narrator: Almarie Guerra, Sarah Jane Drummey

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/11/2016


Synopsis

Acclaimed international bestseller Catherine Dunne’s thrilling US debut is the story of two wronged women bent on revenge at all costs. Revenge is sweeter than regret.…Dublin. Calista is young, beautiful, and headstrong. When she falls in love with the charming, older Alexandros and moves to his native Cyprus, she could never imagine that her whirlwind courtship would lead to such a dark and violent marriage. But Calista learns to survive. She knows she will find peace when she can finally seek retribution.Madrid. Pilar has grown up in rural Spain and finally escaped to a new life. Determined to leave poverty behind her, she plunges into a life of work and saving money. Enchanted by an older man, Pilar revels in their romance, her freedom, and accruing success. She’s on the road to achieving her dreams. Yet there is one thing that she is still searching for, and it’s the one thing she knows will make her truly happy.From the 1960s to the 1980s, sweeping across the lush European backdrops of Spain, Greece, and Ireland, The Years That Followed is a gripping, modern telling of a classic story. As two wronged women plot for revenge, their intricately crafted schemes will begin to unravel, sending shockwaves through their families and echoing for many generations to come.

About Catherine Dunne

Catherine Dunne is the author of nine previous 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 Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. She has also published one work of nonfiction: a social history of Irish immigrants in London, called An Unconsidered People. Dunne’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 long-listed for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction Award 2015. She lives in Dublin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bandit

My dearly beloved is traveling in Ireland and I, being more of an armchair traveler, decided to try an Irish author, although I must say as international as this story is, Ireland doesn't really feature here all that prominently. I'm not sure the book's description does it justice, not is it particu......more

Goodreads review by Jill

The Years That Followed has been compared to Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, so I certainly had high expectations. I was not disappointed! If I am comparing this to Ferrante I would say it is similar in that it tells the story of two interesting women over decades of their lives, but rather than their......more

Goodreads review by Ioanna

Στης πρώτες 100 σελίδες ήθελα να το αφήσω βασικό μειονεκτήματα για μένα ήταν το στιλ της γραφής. ιδιαίτερο ,όμως δεν μου ταίριαζε. Όμως αποφάσισα να το συνεχίσω και στο τέλος με ανταμείφθηκα. Η επαναλαμβανόμενη χρήση των ονομάτων των ηρωίδων ήταν ότι χειρότερο κάθε μία παράγραφο ότι και αν κάνει η ηρ......more