Edward Johns · A novel set in Swansea
The NamesThat We Keep
Some names are written down.
Others are quietly erased.
A dark investigative suspense novel.
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- 12 November 2026
Swansea, South Wales Memory. Identity. The cost of care.
The story begins with a question
The urn did not weigh what it should.
For Carys Matthias, that is where the questions begin.
When Carys begins asking what happens after a cremation service ends, she is drawn into a system that has learned how to reduce grief to process — and people to useful material.
Behind the stories
Edward Johns
Edward Johns is a Welsh writer and frontline worker in emergency ambulance services. His debut novel, The Names That We Keep, is rooted in Swansea, where he lives and works.
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