The Switch

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Call Number: Fiction / O'Leary, Beth, Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / O'Leary, Beth
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / O'Leary, Beth	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / O'Leary, Beth	4-week checkout	Due 05-12-2024

"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by Quercus Books"--Title page verso.
Leena is too young to feel stuck. Eileen is too old to start over. It's time for the switch ? Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Newly single and about to turn 80, Eileen would like a second chance at love. But her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen ? So Leena proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love and Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with a rabble of unruly OAPs to contend with, as well as the annoyingly perfect - and distractingly handsome - local schoolteacher, Leena learns that switching lives isn't straightforward. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours and with the online dating scene. But is her perfect match nearer to home than she first thought?.

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Funny and Heart-warming submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on August 19, 2020, 6:47am 'The Switch' is a captivating novel about a young woman who feels stuck in life and her new single grandmother. Their plan to switch lives for two months is heart-warming and funny. If you were in a lockdown-reading slump, as I had been, I would certainly recommend this book to get you out of it.

Fun Tom-Com submitted by 21621031390949 on July 4, 2021, 10:48am What a delightful romp! I'm sure it has already been optioned for a movie (Rom-Com, of course) and I hope they do it well. I don't usually love books like this, but this one is better than usual. Even though the endings are easily foretold, the writing is good, the characters are sweet and interesting and have depth, and the dialogue is realistic, so I didn't want to put it down. I listened to the audio version, which was read well by two very good readers.

Delightful - albeit unlikely submitted by smgop on August 25, 2021, 8:12pm A sweet story... I thoroughly enjoyed it even though it is complete fantasy!

trading places... submitted by pamhockey25 on July 18, 2022, 4:28pm What happens when a grandma and granddaughter trade lives for two months? Grandma Eileen lives in the country, while her overachieving granddaughter, Leena lives in the city. A fast, light read. I definitely enjoyed it!