The Switch

Narrated by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Alison Steadman, The Switch is a lighthearted story about a grandmother and granddaughter that decide to switch lives for two months. Lena, still reeling from the passing of her sister a couple of years earlier, is struggling at her high-powered, high-stress job in London and is put on a two-month sabbatical by her boss. Meanwhile, her 79-year-old grandmother, Eileen, finds herself newly single when Lena's grandfather runs off with a younger woman. The two women decide to do a house swap, with Lena spending the two months at her grandmother's home in Yorkshire and Eileen staying at Lena's flat in London and jumping into the world of online dating. The story that ensues is sweet and funny and reminded me of a multi-generational version of the movie The Holiday.

I absolutely loved this book and the way it presented both women as kind, intelligent and open to stepping outside their respective comfort zones. They each learn to connect to their lives in new ways, with Eileen becoming more adventurous and outgoing, and Lena learning to relax and take time to form genuine connections with those around her.