Before the Swallows Come Back
Before the Swallows Come Back by Fiona Curnow is a 416-page fiction novel published in 2023. This edition explores themes of coming of age, friendship, and the complexities of crime, set against a backdrop that celebrates the natural world. The narrative follows Tommy, who struggles with communication and prefers the solitude of nature, and Charlotte, who cares for her sick father. Their unexpected friendship develops by the riverside, evolving into something crucial as they face challenges that ultimately tear them apart.
Readers will find a poignant story of love, found family, and redemption as Tommy and Charlotte navigate their intertwined lives. The novel delves into their struggles and the impact of tragedy on their families, highlighting their connection to the wilderness and each other. With a focus on survival and the fight for justice, this book presents a rich tapestry of emotions and experiences, inviting readers to reflect on the bonds that shape us and the trials that test them.
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Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and Sal by Mik Kitson, with its celebration of the natural world, its misunderstood central characters living on the outside of society’s norms, their survival in the wilderness, and the ultimate fight for justice.
Before the Swallows Come Back is a story of love, found family, and redemption that will break your heart and have it soaring time and time again as you sit on the edge of your seat desperately hoping.
Tommy struggles with people, with communicating, preferring solitude, drifting off with nature. He is protected by his Tinker family who keep to the old ways. A life of quiet seclusion under canvas is all that he knows.
Charlotte cares for her sickly father. She meets Tommy by the riverside and an unexpected friendship develops. Over the years it becomes something more, something crucial to both of them. But when tragedy strikes each family they are torn apart.
Charlotte is sent far away.
Tommy might have done something very bad.
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