The Night We First Met

<h2>'A beautifully written tale of enduring love' <em>Rowan Coleman</em></h2><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>One night in December twenty-two year old Ted Green makes his way to Waterloo Bridge determined to end his life. Lonely despairing and utterly hopeless it seems the only choice to make.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>That same night in December Marianne Cooper is running away from a party. Having found her boyfriend in a passionate clinch with someone else Marianne can't get away fast enough. But as she makes her way along London's South Bank a figure catches her eye on top of the bridge.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Then she sees him a man ready to jump.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>When Marianne saves Ted's life this night in December becomes one they'll never forget but as Ted watches Marianne leave in a black taxi all he can think is he should have asked her name.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>In a story spanning twenty years join Ted and Marianne as they navigate life's twists and turns joys and heartbreaks while all the time wondering - will fate ever bring them together again... </strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Isabelle Broom.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'I loved <em>How To Save A Life</em> by Clare Swatman. Warm romantic and wonderfully written it's an emotional and thought-provoking read with such relatable characters.' <em>Debbie Howells</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>'How To Save A Life</em> is a beautiful love story that vividly evokes time and place transporting the reader to a snowy London night and a chance encounter that changes the lives of two people irrevocably. It takes us on a nostalgic and emotional trip through the past twenty years and leaves you rooting for everyone who is brave enough to follow their heart and not their head.' <em>Victoria Scott</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Praise for Clare Swatman:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'</span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>How to Save a Life</em><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> is such a special book filled with broken and relatable characters who you can't help but love. Just Gorgeous!' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Emma Cooper</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'Before We Grow Old</em><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> is an unashamedly big life-affirming tear-jerking love story. Beautifully told characters Fran and Will had me from the first page and crying buckets by the last! Just gorgeous.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Katy Regan</em>'Heart-breaking and life-affirming in equal measures <em>Before We Grow Old</em> is the tender story of a chance meeting between former childhood sweethearts Fran and Will and is packed with secrets and revelations. Through her beautiful writing Clare Swatman delivers a powerful lesson in learning to love with your whole heart and accepting the same no matter what life throws at you.' <em>Sarah Bennett</em></p><p>'Irresistible . . . A delightfully bittersweet story that will appeal to fans of <em>One Day</em>' - <em>Sunday Mirror </em></p><p><br></p><p>'Wonderful' - <em>Sun. </em></p>