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    The Switch: A Novel
    The Switch: A Novel
    The Switch: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Switch: A Novel

    Written by Beth O'Leary

    Narrated by Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones

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    About this audiobook

    "Daisy Edgar-Jones and Alison Steadman team up as a fun, quirky grandmother and granddaughter pair in this lively narration...The two narrators, each portraying her respective character's point of view, are a perfect match." --AudioFile Magazine

    This program is read by British actors Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones, star of Hulu's Normal People.

    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.

    A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

    "A delightful, romantic respite that is full of heart, with stellar narration and thoughtful production
    to distinguish it as an audio." -- Booklist, starred review

    "A cozy, hopeful escape that will make readers laugh, cry, and feel inspired." — Kirkus, starred review

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateAug 18, 2020
    ISBN9781250751850
    The Switch: A Novel
    Author

    Beth O'Leary

    Beth O’Leary worked in children's publishing before becoming a full-time author. She is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling novel The Flatshare, which has been translated into more than thirty languages.

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    • 1/5
      What is wrong with this audio? It’s “skipping”. It’s all cut

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The narrators did an amazing job! I adore how vividly they acted out the different characters. Maybe I enjoyed The Flatshare, the first book of O'Leary, I had a very high expectation about this book. I am slightly disappointed by it. The pace is slow and the story, in general, is a bit boring for me. The self-growth of Leena is not that reflective or convincing for me to be honest. She isn't that fleshed out. It's hard to tell what her personality is. In comparison, the grandma or even all the other side-characters is full of characters.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The actors were delightful. I enjoyed hearing about their adventures as the swapped places. The loss of Carla was wrenching to their whole family.
    • 5/5
      such a cute story, I started it on a whim because I was bored now I am hooked and can't stop listening to it.
    • 3/5
      Overall really enjoyed this book. I love the premise of it very heartwarming.
    • 5/5
      Very touching listen. Funny and sad, the author did an excellent job of bringing these characters to life along with issues of grieving, aging, family and love. Grandma really stole the show. Go Ilene!
    • 4/5
      Uma história leve, muito fofa e divertida. Vale muito a pena
    • 4/5
      ?My Thoughts?

      What a heartfelt lovely book to read! This book touched all my feels! The sweet budding romances, the quirkiness, and seeing how the switched opened up both Lena and Eileen’s eyes, there was just so much to love about this book. I enjoyed every second of this book. I really liked the storyline in this book. It reminded me a lot of the movie The Holiday (which is one of my favorite movies). This was the first book I’ve read by Beth O’Leary and it most certainly won’t be the last. I was granted the audiobook version of this and I really think it made the book that much more fun and entertaining. If you haven’t read this book yet, I highly recommend you do!
      Thank you Netgalley, Beth O’Leary and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to read and review this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    • 2/5
      I could not listen to the wet mouth sounds the reader continually made.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! This book was exactly what I needed right now. First of all, you MUST listen on audio. The two actors that perform protagonists Leena and Eileen are a delight and really bring the story to life. Burnt out Leena is forced to go on two month sabbatical from work in London, and essentially switches lives with her grandmother whose husband recently left her and who wants to look for love beyond her tiny Yorkshire town. Both women are also rediscovering themselves and reconnecting to life after losing their respective sister and granddaughter, Carla, one year ago. This story is sweet, heart-warming, and funny. Give me all the older lady protagonists please!!!
    • 5/5
      Slow and a little boring and confusing at the beginning, but keep going and it gets such much better! I recommend it for those who like romantic novels with interesting characters.