Mute Swans: A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, loss, and second chances

A FAILING MARRIAGE.A MEMORY JOURNAL.SECRETS UNCOVERED.Mute Swans is "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"A layered novel that digs into the hurts, surprises, and special bonds that make up a family." - The BookLife PrizeContent note: This character-driven family novel explores complex adult relationships and includes explicit intimate scenes.When Miriam is handed her mother's memory journal, she expects a family keepsake. Instead, its pages unravel the devastating truth of her parents' marriage and expose the widening cracks in her own.As her mother's dementia deepens, Miriam is forced to confront a history built on secrets. Trapped in the suffocating silence of a failing marriage to her conservative husband, Michael, she begins to question everything she has ever believed about love, loyalty, and duty.Then Miriam meets Aidan-a man who listens, talks, and truly sees her-and who offers a glimpse of something she thought she had lost forever. But grasping a second chance means finding the courage to break not only her marriage but also the silence and history she has inherited.Woven through the distinct voices of mothers and daughters, Mute Swans spans decades, from the rugged coast of Devon to the vibrant streets of Brighton. It is an emotionally raw story of love, inheritance, midlife reinvention, and what happens when the secrets we keep finally demand to be told.Perfect for readers of thoughtful, character-driven fiction who enjoy authors such as Deborah Moggach and Joanna Trollope.