Mute Swans - Jenny-Anne Fennell
Jenny-Anne Fennell won her first writing prize in a regional competition at primary school. Her life has followed many paths since, but her love of literature has always accompanied her. She has worked in a library, taught in primary and secondary schools, and supported pupils as a home tutor. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Exeter, where the first draft of Mute Swans began life as a dissertation. She lives in Devon, where she enjoys writing, crafting, and spending time with her family. Mute Swans is her debut novel.
GENRE: Literary/Women's Fiction
Blurb:
A HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL EXPLORATION OF LOVE, LOSS AND SECOND CHANCES. When Miriam inherits her mother's memory journal, she uncovers a hidden past that unsettles her understanding of her parents' marriage and reshapes her view of her own. As her daughters face relationship challenges and an unexpected chance encounter sparks a later-in-life romance, Miriam is drawn into a web of family secrets spun from postwar Britain to the near-present day.
