Breaking the Waters
Midwife Sarah wants to keep everyone safe. But birth, like the ocean, is unpredictable.
Sarah used to think midwifery was her dream career. The perfect job for a woman who wants to be perfect. But a culture of fear and the bullying Sister Brenda have crushed her idealism. Now she trusts no one, least of all herself. When a new mother haemorrhages catastrophically Sarah gets the blame.
Forced to leave her job and move to a sleepy seaside backwater, Sarah encounters an eccentric assortment of outdoor swimmers. Together they rekindle Sarah’s taste for life, introducing her to the freedom of the open water.
But friendship means taking risks. And when her pregnant swimming teacher is in danger, Sarah is faced with the biggest risk of her life.
In the end you have to trust something bigger than rules. Something unpredictable. Something deep inside.
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Breaking the Waters is my new novel, coming soon.
On the verge of burnout, a lonely and bullied midwife is unexpectedly plunged into new and liberating adventures with a group of wild swimmers. But when her pregnant swimming teacher is in danger, Sarah must learn to trust herself and take big risks before her fears destroy everything she cares about most.