'THE YEAR AFTER is a moving story of love, loss, and the struggle to adapt to the world in the aftermath of that most destructive of conflicts. Combining such lofty themes as war and death with tales of burning passions, unrequited love and unsolved mysteries, the author deftly weaves a compelling and highly readable narrative ... Davies proves to be a master of the evocative. His descriptions of frosty winter mornings on the moors, or the heady, sweet-smelling days of high summer are breathtaking' - We Love This Book. 'Intricate and imaginative' - The Times on THE UNICORN ROAD. 'The storytelling is masterly. Just as you notice a loose end, the author deftly ties it ... Loss is stacked upon loss, and yet this novel leaves you oddly uplifted; for all the suffering the characters endure, their courage never deserts them, nor, in the end, do their hopes betray them.' - Independent on Sunday on THE UNICORN ROAD. 'Compelling and poignant ... a fictional setting which is at once magical and believable' - TLS on THE UNICORN ROAD. 'This magical flight of fancy in the highly charged Middle Ages comes from the lyrical and atmospheric author of the massive bestseller, THE CONJUROR'S BIRD ... a heady, breathless mix of history, mystery and romance' - Daily Mirror on THE UNICORN ROAD 'The voice is fantastic... So readable and enjoyable and multi-layered' - Boyd Hilton, Radio Five Live on THE UNICORN ROAD 20090108. 'This magical flight of fancy in the highly charged Middle Ages comes from the lyrical and atmospheric author of the massive bestseller, THE CONJUROR'S BIRD...Martin Davies pulls out all the stops...in this heady, breathless mix of history, mystery and romance' -- Daily Mirror on THE UNICORN ROAD 20090108. 'I'm really struck by the voice...Not only is your style extremely elegant but I absolutely believed in the authenticity of this voice...It adds a sense of mystery and farawayness and magic to the story' - Joanna Trollope, Radio Five Live on THE UNICORN ROAD 20090108.