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The Switch

By: Beth O'Leary
Narrated by: Alison Steadman, Daisy Edgar-Jones
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Summary

Eileen is sick of being 79. 

Leena's tired of life in her 20s. 

Maybe it's time they swapped places.... 

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 overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn 80. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. 

Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected. 

Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn't as romantic as she hoped it would be and then there is the annoyingly perfect - and distractingly handsome - school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought? 

©2020 Beth O'Leary Ltd (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited

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Stick at it.

Was slow getting into. But glad I stuck it out.
Nice story about love loss and life.

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inspirational

loved this book from beginning to end. The Narrator did well giving each person their own character. This idea of switching lives might catch on.

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Lovely and uplifting

This book was like comfort food, without the calories! Delightful, easy listening, with good hearted characters

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love, love, love it

Such a heartwarming and moving story. At the same time super funny, I laughed out loud a number of times. I want a grandmother like Eileen.

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Excellent. Well worth a listen.

It's great having two strong actors with different styles of delivery narrate the book.

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An amazing story beautifully read

What an amazing story and so beautifully read! I loved the performances - both so well done - which only enhanced this beautiful story. A must listen!

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Amazing book

I absolutely loved this book, the characters, the story .. everything. I could not wait to listen to it every time I put it down.

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great escapism

loved listening to this...perfectly read and characterised by the readers. they did your story proud Beth.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Loved this, both narrators are excellent and the story is well told , entertaining and moving

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very good even better than Flatshare

Great performance from Alison Steadman and well read all round. feel good book but the story was quite believable. definitely enjoyed it.

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