The Garden of Shared Stories by Clare Swatman

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The Garden of Shared Stories by Clare Swatman-women’s fiction

Oh wow! What a clever premise- one that made me want to read on and on. Emma lost her husband Greg a couple of years ago and feeling rather melancholy steps into the bandstand in the park for a sit down. She sees Nick and they start to chat, and discovers he lost his wife Dawn a while back.  They meet each evening after work and discover things about each other until Emma brings out her phone and Nick doesn’t recognise it as one. They discover they are living in different years. Nick is in 1999, Emma in 2025 what the heck? 

This is another one of Clare’s books that blew me away. She is one of the few authors where I don't have to read the premise before saying yes to reading it. It’s a mind blowing premise, cleverly thought out and crafted with very likeable endearing characters and I couldn't see how this was going to be resolved. A book I loved and didn't want to put down- I don’t say that easily. It was a wonderful mystery playing out before my very eyes.  A memorable read that made me smile. 

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The Garden of Shared Stories

Emma is at an all-time low the day she meets Nick. She sits down in a quiet rose garden in her local park, and from nowhere a handsome man sits next to her and turns her world upside down.

Over the weeks, she and Nick meet regularly, always in the same place, always at the same time. They discover they have a lot in common – shared heartbreak, and shared dreams. They tell each other stories about the people they’ve lost – things they’ve never told anyone else. Bit by bit, they get to know each other, and fall in love. But there’s a catch, because however much they have in common, they have one big thing keeping them apart… twenty years apart. Because when Nick is sitting in the garden it’s 1999 – two decades before Emma is there. Emma never expected to fall in love again, but now she has, she’s not going to give up on it without a fight. But how do you turn something impossible into a happy ever after?

Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/GardenOfSharedStories

Author Bio – 

Clare Swatman is the author of bestselling women’s fiction novels, 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.

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