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Before the Swallows Come Back

By: Fiona Curnow
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and Sal by Mik Kitson, with its celebration of the natural world, its misunderstood central characters living on the outside of society's norms, their survival in the wilderness, and the ultimate fight for justice.

Before the Swallows Come Back is a story of love, found family, and redemption that will break your heart and have it soaring time and time again as you sit on the edge of your seat desperately hoping.

Tommy struggles with people, with communicating, preferring solitude, drifting off with nature. He is protected by his Tinker family who keep to the old ways. A life of quiet seclusion under canvas is all he knows.

Charlotte cares for her sickly father. She meets Tommy by the riverside, and an unexpected friendship develops. Over the years it becomes something more, something crucial to both of them. But when tragedy strikes each family, they are torn apart.

Charlotte is sent far away.

Tommy might have done something very bad.

©2023 Fiona Curnow (P)2024 Fiona Curnow Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Feel-Good Heartfelt
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One of my favourites. A captivating story of tragedy, resilience and of love with a backdrop of nature

Captivating

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Every chapter is a journey, so anticipating. such feelings conveyed. loved this book! I will read it again just to feel it's depth.

Breathtaking

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This book was riveting from start to finish. Beautiful story line, believable characters that pulled you into relationship, powerful descriptions. One of my favourite listens.
And the reader was perfect!
Don't miss this one!

powerful, sensitive, evocative writing at its best

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I loved this! Great characters, writing and narrator! 100% recommend, love the descriptions of nature and how much I came to care about the characters

Captivating Story

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set in a picturesque country riveting narrator and fabulous story. hopefully there will be a sequel

the believable charactors

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After all the great reviews & being compared to Where The Crawdads Sing (which I loved) I couldn’t wait to get into this story but it was so drawn out & difficult to stay interested in. I couldn’t finish it.

Got so bored

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