The Switch, Beth OLeary
The Switch, Beth OLeary
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The Switch
A Novel

Author: Beth O'Leary

Narrator: Alison Steadman, Daisy Edgar-Jones

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

"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

About 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Keila (speedreadstagram) on March 15, 2024

Unofficial Synopsis Elena thinks she’s lucky when she crosses paths with the enigmatic artist Sophia. Soon Elena and her boyfriend are spending a lot of time with Sophia and her husband Finn. Elena’s infatuation with Finn grows so when Sophia proposes a thrilling game to her, to swap partners in secr......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on May 27, 2024

This was an interesting domestic thriller. I will admit I didn’t quite see the entire twist coming, but largely because it was a bit more ridiculous than my willingness to suspend belief. I liked the format where we go to see past and present tense and both Elena and Sophia’s perspectives. I will sa......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on May 26, 2024

The Switch by Lily Samson is a deliciously twisted and suspenseful domestic thriller novel. The story in The Switch does change the point of view between two of the characters and also stars off changing the timeline between now and then. Elena and Adam are happily married if not a bit settled into t......more

Goodreads review by Mary on July 27, 2024

4.5/5 The Switch is Lily Samson's adult US debut and man oh man do I hope she graces us with more books soon! I wasn't sure what I was going to think since not a whole lot was actually happening at first, but her writing sucked me in, and I had to see where this thing was going. I think this would ma......more

Goodreads review by Jayne on January 08, 2025

"The Switch" was a switch for me. Usually, I stay far, far away from husband-swapping thrillers. Yet, from page one, debut author Lily Samson wowed me and I was instantly hooked. BEWARE: Although the book is well-written and entertaining, it requires a HUGE suspension of disbelief. WHY? The book's premise......more