Clare Swatman

A truly unforgettable love story from Top 100 bestselling author Before We Grow Old 
One night in December, Marianne Cooper is running away from a party.

Having found her boyfriend in a passionate clinch with someone else, she can’t get away fast enough.

That same night, twenty-two year old Ted Green is trying to make the hardest decision of his life. What he really needs is someone he can confide in.

When Marianne meets Ted, with the lights of London shining around them, the night becomes one they’ll never forget. Because this night might just be the start of a love story to last them a lifetime. But as Ted watches Marianne leave in a black taxi, all he can think is he should have asked for her name and phone number. 

In a story spanning twenty years, join Ted and Marianne as they navigate life’s twists and turns, joys and heartbreaks, while all the time wondering - will fate ever bring them together again… Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Isabelle Broom.

Readers are loving The Night We First Met:

'I loved The Night We First Met by Clare Swatman. Warm, romantic and wonderfully written, it's an emotional and thought-provoking read with such relatable characters' Debbie Howells

'The Night We First Met is a beautiful love story that vividly evokes time and place, transporting the reader to a snowy London night and a chance encounter that changes the lives of two people irrevocably. It takes us on a nostalgic and emotional trip through the past twenty years, and leaves you rooting for everyone who is brave enough to follow their heart and not their head' Victoria Scott

'The Night We First Met is a breathless story of enduring love that will fill your heart and give you hope' Laura Kemp

'The Night We First Met is such a special book, filled with broken and relatable characters, who you can't help but love. Just Gorgeous!' Emma Cooper

'The Night We First Met is a gorgeously romantic, sliding doors love story about how The One will find you in the end' Katy Regan

'Irresistible . . . A delightfully bittersweet story that will appeal to fans of One Day' Sunday Mirror

'Wonderful' Sun

'A beautifully written tale of enduring love' Rowan Coleman

'I inhaled this book' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'A truly special story proving love always finds a way' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'I gobbled this novel up… The characters were so well developed . I so enjoyed traveling through life with them' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review