Starting over can be hard to do...So when mum of two Beth moves out of her beloved marital home and into an unloved and unkempt cottage she cant help but feel demoralised. Faced with months of DIY and dust her children Jacob and Olivia arent impressed either. But when Beth finds a box of letters while shes clearing out the childrens room things start to look up.The correspondence is decades old between agony aunt Evelyn and those in need of solace. Intrigued as to why the letters have been kept safe all these years Beth cant resist reading them and as the wisdom and kindness of Evelyn falls off the pages so Beth starts to feel she has a friend and champion in this woman she has never met.Good advice doesnt age and as life starts to look brighter Beth begins to wonder if she could track down Evelyn and thank her for her help. But as Beth uncovers more about Evelyns story it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems. And now Beth is determined to bring peace to Evelyn as she has to her.A spellbinding heartwarming story of friendship love and being brave enough to be yourself.Praise for Clare SwatmanA sensitive touching story with emotional depth and pageturning quality Helen RolfeI lovedampnbspThe Night We First Metampnbspby Clare Swatman. Warm romantic and wonderfully written its an emotional and thoughtprovoking read with such relatable characters. Debbie HowellsThe Night We First Metampnbspis a beautiful love story that vividly evokes time and place transporting the reader... and leaves you rooting for everyone who is brave enough to follow their heart and not their head. Victoria ScottHeartbreaking and lifeaffirming in equal measuresampnbspBefore We Grow Oldampnbspis 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