Can’t Wait Wednesday – THE SWITCH by Beth O’Leary
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in for over a year now, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is THE SWITCH by Beth O’Leary. After loving O’Leary’s last novel, The Flatshare, I can’t wait to get my hands on her new one, which sounds like it’s going to be such a fun read. I love that it features an older protagonist looking for a second chance at love, and I also love that it’s a grandmother-granddaughter story.
THE SWITCH by Beth O’Leary
Publication Date: April 30, 2020
From Goodreads:
Eileen is sick of being 79.
Leena’s tired of life in her twenties.
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 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 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?
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
Both these ladies sound like they’ll be fun to read!
I really hope so. 🙂
This sounds adorable! I think grandmother Eileen is going to be a hoot.
I think so too!
This sounds adorable! I love the idea of switching places, it reminds me of that movie, The Holiday😁
Oh yes, I completely agree about The Holiday!
I really love these type of stories, because it would cool to be able to do it in real life. It’s cool to see these kind of stories on television too. Hope you enjoy it! Hugs, RO
I agree with you. Switching places with someone could be really interesting in real life. 🙂
I liked-didn’t-love The Flatshare but it was still an enjoyable read. I really like the premise of this one. It’ll be interesting to see if they both find what they’re looking for.
Right? I’m rooting for them both already, lol.
I have seen this one everywhere and honestly I would love reading it!
It sounds fun, doesn’t it? 🙂
I love books featuring the elderly. This is one I definitely want to read!
I do too. We need more books that do that.
That sounds like such a cute book..
I think so too. 🙂
Oh how interesting!
I hope it will be!
Sounds interesting! I’ll check this one out, too, when it comes out😀
I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
I am a sucker for a second chance romance and the grandmother-granddaughter sounds great too.
I think so too. 🙂
Oh that’s a fun premise! I like a good swiching-places type story. 🙂
I do too. They’re usually so much fun. 🙂
I also enjoyed The Flatshare and I am always up for a Freaky Friday type book
Right? I think it’s going to be a fun read.
Oh! This looks and sounds super sweet! I hope you love it! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
I’m so excited for this one!
It sounds so good!
Sounds like a cute book!
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Doesn’t it?
I haven’t seen this one before, but it sounds super cute!
Doesn’t it?
I bought The Flat Share a couple of weeks ago! Can’t wait to read it.
Hope you enjoy her new one! 🙂
I hope you enjoy it. It was a really fun read for me.
This sounds like a sweet and original story. I like that the grandmother and granddaughter swap lives.
I do too. It sounds fun. 🙂
I really need to read the Flatshare and everyone keeps recommending it to me. But yay for being able to get another book of hers soon when it comes out!
The Flatshare was such a fun read for me. I adored the two main characters so much.