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Laddar... Switch (utgåvan 2020)av Beth O'Leary (Författare)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. This was a fun book. I enjoyed that the author brought an older person (aged 79) into the life of a younger person (aged 29) - grandmother and grandchild. The Switch is a lighthearted novel where grandmother has just been dumped and granddaughter has just royally flubbed a work presentation. Both are suffering from grief (loss of grandchild/sibling). The two decide to switch lives, taking the elder Eileen to live in London with the younger Eileen’s (“Lena”) flatmates. Lena moves into her grandmother’s home and steps into her grandmother’s life. Through some fun twists and turns (grandma gets on a dating site and Lena falls for the local primary school teacher) the story weaves in and out of the lives the two now lead. And without much strife, all the hiccups and loose ends are tied into a tidy bow. And yes, they all live, as expected, happily ever after. I’m not generally a huge fan of this type of “as predicted” trope, but in this case, I thoroughly enjoyed, The Switch. “You were healing. You’re still healing. You’ll maybe always be healing. And that’s OK. It’ll just be part of what makes you you.” “We don’t have any good words for talking about death – they’re all too small.” “Is it really an adventure if you don't make at least one ill-advised decision?” I thought The Switch was going to be a bit cliche with an over-focus on humour, but it ended up being a deeper story than that. There were plenty of laughs, development of relationships (both for the positive and the negative), and just enough romance. Sometimes life gets in the way of life. Through grief into the mix and it gets even more complicated. Luckily both Leena and Eileen managed to navigate it all and head off on their next adventure. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Eileen r̃ trt̲t p ̄att vara 79 r̄. Leena r̃ trt̲t p ̄sitt liv som trettior̄ing. Kanske r̃ det dags fr̲ dem att byta plats. verpresterande Leena Cotton blir beordrad att ta tv ̄mn̄ader tjñstledigt efter att ha brutit samman under en stor presentation p ̄jobbet. Sorgen hon br̃ p ̄hinner i kapp henne, och hon flyr hem till mormor Eileen i Yorkshire fr̲ att vila upp sig. Eileen ska snart fylla t̄tio och har just blivit lm̃nad av sin man. Hon lñgtar efter en ny chans till kr̃lek, men den pyttelilla byn erbjuder inte mn̄ga passande herrar. Leena fr̲eslr̄ en ls̲ning: de byter liv under tv ̄mn̄ader. Eileen kan bo i London och leta efter kr̃leken. Under tiden kan Leena ta hand om Eileens fr̲pliktelser i lantliga Yorkshire. Men de blir snart varse att det inte r̃ s ̄enkelt som de trott att vara p ̄besk̲ i varandras liv ... Leena inser att ett ln̄gdistansfr̲hl̄lande inte r̃ s ̄romantiskt som hon trodde, och sedan r̃ det Jackson, den dr̃ irriterande perfekta lr̃aren med de bl ̄g̲onen, som hela tiden dyker upp och fr̲sk̲er v̲erglñsa henne nr̃ hon ska imponera p ̄byborna i majfestivalkommittň. Eileen r̃ omt̄tligt populr̃ bland sv̄l̃ sina nya grannar som Londons l̃dre singelmñ. Men kanske fanns hennes sjl̃sfrñde nr̃mare hem ñ hon trodde? Bara p ̄besk̲ r̃ en varm, charmig feelgoodroman, men med ett mr̲kt strk̄, i samma stil som O'Learys succďebut Sambo p ̄fr̲sk̲. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Sometimes with dual POV’s, you’ll favor one much more than the other, happily, I found both of these women very easy to like, and there’s also such an entertaining sense of community established on both sides of their home swap, the supporting characters are just as engaging as Leena and her grandmother.
As mentioned, there is romance in this book, but not enough that I’d qualify it as a romance novel, so if that’s what you’re craving this might disappoint. There are hints of romance building throughout and I did like the two resulting couples, however, if I had one minor complaint, it’s that I would have preferred that their other romantic relationships were out of the way a bit earlier so that getting together could have felt slightly less rushed in the end.
While this does have some serious stuff going on, adultery, an abusive marriage, grief, and some good dramatic conflict between Leena and her mom, this book is most often humorous and uplifting. ( )