A Love to Last A Lifetime

 

A Love To Last A Lifetime by Clare Swatman- Women’s fiction

This is set in two timelines- present day and when Erin was younger, each chapter being headed by a song of Erin’s past. In present day Erin is married to Greg and they are going through a tough time due to Greg’s gambling debts. Greg however is the rock, the steady, reliable one until he shattered Erin’s stability with the number of debts. When out shopping she hears a voice that transports her to the past- a man called Adam- someone she hasn’t heard from in eighteen years. Younger Erin meets Adam at a party where he knows no-one having recently changed schools. Erin finds herself feeling like she has never felt before and she is only talking to this person. Adam has lit a flame that flickers on and off over the next few years. Is fate now telling Erin something or should she stay with the man who stood by her for almost the last two decades?

Clare has an amazing talent with words. I found myself quickly invested in Erin and Adams’ story. There is a heart-warming yet touching feeling to this- Adam having gone through something- I won’t give anything away and Erin’s mother suffering early onset dementia. It's a story of someone confused and yet wanting to do the right thing by all involved but not quite knowing how. It's tender, and funny in parts, one that may make the reader reflect on their own life journey. One perhaps to take the reader through a gamut of emotions and then come out thinking. Loved it. 

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A Love To Last A Lifetime

The one that she wants...

Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate...

The one that she needs...

Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime.

The one that got away...

Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love for Erin has never dimmed. But when Adam comes back, in desperate need of Erin's help, everything changes. Erin starts to wonder whether fate is trying to tell her something…

Will Erin risk it all for the man she had thought was ‘The One’?

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Author Bio –

Clare Swatman is the author of three women’s fiction novels, published by Macmillan, which have been translated into over 20 languages. She has been a journalist for over twenty years, writing for Bella and Woman & Home amongst many other magazines. She lives in Hertfordshire. Before We Grow Old, was published in January 2022. Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clareswatmanauthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/clareswatman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clareswatmanauthor/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/ClareSwatmannews

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