Catherine Dunne was born in 1954 in Dublin, where she lives. She made her debut in 1997 with La metà di niente, which immediately became an international bestseller. All her novels are published in Italy by Guanda: La moglie che dorme, Il viaggio verso casa, Una vita diversa, L’amore o quasi, Un mondo ignorato, Se stasera siamo qui, Donna alla finestra, Tutto per amore, Quel che ora sappiamo, La grande amica, Un terribile amore. The author has an Italian website: https://catherinedunne.it