Jayne Douglas is an
author based in the UK.
Her debut novel is called
EVERY FOUR YEARS.

What’s it about?

Wayward teenager Callum meets Nia, his brother’s girlfriend. Resolving to pursue her when he’s grown up, fireworks go off four years later when they get together, burning bright but ending with a bang.

The relationship’s failure propels Nia towards coercive control from her rebound boyfriend and Callum towards a rudderless existence on the fringes of tabloid celebrity. Each has to find a way to move on, and so Nia takes a seat in Parliament but neglects her family, while Callum runs away from those he has hurt and washes up in Hollywood.

In mid-life they are brought together again by tragedy. Is there any way back for them?

EVERY FOUR YEARS begins in 1993, moving forward at four-year intervals up to December 2025, and is told from the point of view of both protagonists.