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 eighty. 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 neighbors 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 neighbors, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?
This is my second Beth O'Leary novel and while I enjoyed The Flatshare, The Switch was even better! The idea of a granddaughter/grandmother switch was so intriguing and the completely book delivered. Leena and Eileen were so endearing and it just felt so genuine. This is a book that I think I will pick up again, which I NEVER do. I strive to be Eileen! I am looking forward to more books by Beth O'Leary, she does a great job at writing different types of relationships that feel true.
* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
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