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.
Genre: Romance
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: Romance
Praise for this book
"O'Leary does it again! The Switch is a warm, funny and feisty tale of generational location swapping that will have you laughing and tearing up in equal measure. Populated by a cast of characters you'll wish you knew in real life. It's an absolute joy from beginning to end." - Mike Gayle
"Eileen Cotton proves you don't have to be in your thirties to be Bridget Jones. A triumph of a second novel." - Anstey Harris
"I am blown away. I didn't think Beth could top The Flatshare but she has. It sparkles with wit, warmth and compassion. It deserves to be huge!" - Gillian McAllister
"Utterly charming and uplifting, The Switch is bursting with love and warmth and humour. Another wonderful book from Beth O'Leary." - Louise O'Neill
"Beth O'Leary has absolutely smashed it out of the park with The Switch. Brilliant, warm, funny, full of heart. Completely loved it!" - Richard Roper
"Heartwarming and uplifting. Everyone should have an Eileen in their life!" - Heidi Swain
"Beth has done it again! Warm, witty, and a cast of characters I wish I was friends with - I truly loved it!" - Laura Jane Williams
"Eileen Cotton proves you don't have to be in your thirties to be Bridget Jones. A triumph of a second novel." - Anstey Harris
"I am blown away. I didn't think Beth could top The Flatshare but she has. It sparkles with wit, warmth and compassion. It deserves to be huge!" - Gillian McAllister
"Utterly charming and uplifting, The Switch is bursting with love and warmth and humour. Another wonderful book from Beth O'Leary." - Louise O'Neill
"Beth O'Leary has absolutely smashed it out of the park with The Switch. Brilliant, warm, funny, full of heart. Completely loved it!" - Richard Roper
"Heartwarming and uplifting. Everyone should have an Eileen in their life!" - Heidi Swain
"Beth has done it again! Warm, witty, and a cast of characters I wish I was friends with - I truly loved it!" - Laura Jane Williams
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