A Company of Swans
10 July 2025Synopsis
A Company of Swans is a sweeping tale of romance, freedom and the beauty of dance, from bestselling award-winner Eva Ibbotson
'Elegantly written, witty and well-observed' – Nigella Lawson, The Sunday Times
In the grey, scholarly world of Cambridge in 1912, Harriet Morton has lived her whole life under the strict rule of her widowed father and miserly aunt. When she is offered the opportunity to dance with the corps de ballet on a tour of the Amazon, she steals away on a boat bound for Manaus.
On arrival, Harriet meets the captivating British aristocrat, Rom Verney. Swept up in the exhilarating life of Brazil and the glorious worlds of romance and ballet, how can Harriet keep her new-found freedom when the life she left behind is catching up with her?
Escape into more classic romance with Eva Ibbotson's: The Morning Gift, The Secret Countess, A Song for Summer, Magic Flutes and Madensky Square.
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10 July 2025
9781035047093Reviews
Her books are utterly delightfulDaily Mail
[Ibbotson] is as satirical as Dickens and as sharply observant of her chosen era as Wharton and Waugh were of theirs.Joanna Nadin
Discovering Eva Ibbotson’s books is one of the nicest things that’s ever happened to me. The most beautiful, delicious, wry readMarian Keyes
