The Day of the Swans

A gripping psychological thriller Short-listed for the People’s Book Prize “The Day of the Swans is an excellent psychological thriller, fraught with intriguing characters, vivid settings and labyrinthine plot. Hitchcock would have had a field day with it. A terrific read.” F.C. Soames. Book Reviewer “If memories give us our identity, what happens if someone gives us new ones and makes us believe them?” Stefan, an unstable but charismatic artist, goes to a psychotherapy clinic and asks to be treated by Anna. Gradually, he shares memories of happy holidays spent in a white house on a cliff and intimates she is part of them. When he tells Anna that her life has been based on lies, she thinks he’s delusional. But once he shows her ‘proof’ of her real identity, she’s shattered. Her life becomes as unreal as her dreams. When Anna disappears, her parents frantically ask Max, her supervisor for help. Max shows them evidence that repudiates everything Stefan has told Anna. He knows where they’ll be - the white house on a cliff. They speed there for Max is terrified Anna will hypnotise Stefan into remembering what happened to him when he was thirteen. When little Anna fell over a cliff.