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Kerena Swan

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Kerena Swan trained as a social worker and worked for Social Services for over 25 years. For the past 17 years she has owned and managed an ‘outstanding’ rated agency for children with disabilities. Following serious illnesses, she decided to fulfil her long-held ambition of writing a book and getting it published. ‘Dying to See You’, published by Bloodhound Books, was her debut novel.
After many years of writing professionally in the course of her work, Kerena discovered the exhilaration and deep joy of writing fiction and can be found at all hours in front of her computer. Her fifth novel and book #2 of the DI Paton series published by Hobeck Books, 'Driven' is now available.
Kerena lives with her family, dog and cat in a small village in
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Dying to See You – or am I?

When people ask what inspired my book, Dying to See You, I tell them a piece of paper. The usual response is, ‘Eh?’ but then I explain.
Picture the scene. I’m in my office looking down at that piece of paper which is the sort of certificate commonly known as a police check relating to a potential employee for my social care agency. In the section headed, ‘Police Records of Convictions, Caution, rep Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.21 · 925 ratings · 188 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
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"Having read Swan’s novel, Driven, I couldn’t wait to read about Arnold’s story. I wanted to discover how his life would unfold when he’s gained much-desired independence, given to the audience from his own personal perspective. What I didn’t bargain " Read more of this review »
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