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Synopsis from Goodreads:
A grandmother and granddaughter swap lives in The Switch, a charming, romantic novel by Beth O’Leary.
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.
Genre? Contemporary Romance
Backlist? No. This was just published August 18, 2020.
New to me Author? Yes
What did I think? The Switch was a cute story, based in England, about a family (most specifically, a daughter and her grandmother, though her mother and sister play a decent sized roll as well) navigating their way through loss and grief. When Leena is given a two month sabbatical from her job, where she spends almost all of her time, she decides to go home to rural Yorkshire and spend the time at her grandmother, Eileen's house. However, Eileen needs some time away herself, so she goes and lives at Leena's for that time.
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.
Genre? Contemporary Romance
Backlist? No. This was just published August 18, 2020.
New to me Author? Yes
What did I think? The Switch was a cute story, based in England, about a family (most specifically, a daughter and her grandmother, though her mother and sister play a decent sized roll as well) navigating their way through loss and grief. When Leena is given a two month sabbatical from her job, where she spends almost all of her time, she decides to go home to rural Yorkshire and spend the time at her grandmother, Eileen's house. However, Eileen needs some time away herself, so she goes and lives at Leena's for that time.
Throughout these two months, both women go through tremendous growth in figuring out who they are. Leena has been working so much and trying to control everything as a way to bury her grief. With the help of the "neighborhood watch" and all of the tasks Eileen left behind, Leena learns a lot about herself and becomes a new person. I really liked that this story was written through the eyes of both characters, alternating chapters. It was fun to see what each woman was up to at a certain point in time. I also enjoyed the phone calls between them, especially on audiobook. The way the audiobook was produced made it seem like you really were on the receiving end of a phone call. The concept is pretty cliche and Hallmark-y, but it was still a fun read (or listen)! 3.25/5 stars.
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