Mute Swans

Has an uncovered past made their future uncertain?

When Miriam is handed her mother's memory journal, she expects a quiet keepsake of the past. Instead, its pages begin to unravel the romantic myth of her parents' marriage and expose the cracks in her own.
As her mother's dementia deepens, Miriam is forced to confront a history she thought she knew. Long-buried family secrets begin to surface, stretching back decades and reaching from a runaway sister in the swinging sixties to choices that continue to shape the lives of those she loves.
Trapped in the suffocating silence of a failing marriage to her rigid husband, Michael, Miriam finds herself questioning everything she once believed about love, loyalty and family. Then a chance encounter offers something she thought she had lost forever: a genuine connection, and the fragile possibility of a second chance.
But moving forward means finding the courage to dismantle the past.
Spanning generations between the coast of Devon and the vibrant streets of Brighton, Mute Swans is a deeply moving, richly layered novel about family secrets, later-in-life love, and the quiet courage it takes to change the course of a life.

Perfect for readers of Anne Tyler, Joanna Trollope and Rachel Joyce.

Please note that this story explores real and complex human experiences and contains mature scenes that some readers may find difficult.

What critics are saying:

"A thoughtful, emotional read with strong, interesting characters." — LoveReading
"A story that pulls you in and won't let go, even after you've turned the last page." — Peter Benson, author of The Levels