Switch
A grandmother and granddaughter swap lives in The Switch, a charming, romantic novel by Beth O’Leary, who has been hailed as “the new Jojo Moyes” (Cosmopolitan UK)...
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some long-overdue rest.
Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen.
So they decide to try a two-month swap.
Eileen will live in London and look for love. She’ll take Leena’s flat, and learn all about casual dating, swiping right, and city neighbors. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire: Eileen’s sweet cottage and garden, her idyllic, quiet village, and her little neighborhood projects.
But stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected. Will swapping lives help Eileen and Leena find themselves…and maybe even find true love? In Beth O'Leary's The Switch, it's never too late to change everything....or to find yourself.
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My love for this book is immeasurable!
What started as a quite slow book, turned into a can't stop listening, listening while I'm supposed to be working, book.
The characters are absolutely lovable but more important absolutely and totally realistic!
The chemistry between all the characters made this a laugh out loud read, with strangers giving me funny looks.
But I didn't care because I was so absolutely drawn into Leena and Eileen's lives.
A story about never being too old or young to try something new. A story about familial relationships, but also about love and how important it can be in our lives. A story that made me be kinder to old people and also kinder to myself and my struggles.
A definite read for people who need a good Rom-Com, but also a story about, forgiveness, love and second chances at starting over in life and love.
I would 100% recommend this to any person who asks.
Leena has dealt with her sister's death by diving into work. When her boss forces her to take a two month long sabbatical she finds herself living in her grandmother's house in a small town outside of London. She doesn't know if she can handle the small town neighborhood watch and all the projects her grandmother has left her with but over time she makes some wonderful friendships and starts to rebuild the relationship with her mother. Both her and her mother realize that the death of Leena's sister broke them each in different ways and now it's about healing.
Eileen has a plan up her sleeve to bring her daughter and granddaughter back to life while also learning to live a little after her husband left her for another woman. Eileen moves into Leena's flat in London and takes up the online dating scene. She builds some great relationships with Leena's friends and neighbors. The conversations she has with Leena's friends are hysterical at times. I kind of wish I had a grandma like Eileen. She's so quick witted and isn't afraid to speak her mind.
This book was wonderful. I enjoyed every minute of it and definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good adult contemporary. It touches on grief, love, and family dynamics.
The audio was fantastic and had two different narrators that really made the book come alive.
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