Copy received from Hachette Australia for an honest review

3.5-4 stars

The Flatshare was one of my favourite books of 2019, so it was an anxious moment when I received The Switch.

This book was just the salve I needed for my head and heart after reading a few emotionally draining stories in the week prior.

It says it all in the blurb, so you know what you are going to get. This is very much a character driver rather than plot driven tale, and even though it is quite predicatable, it is an enjoyable read.

It is kind of like the movie The Holiday, where grandmother/daughter do the house swap. Eileen and Leena have heartache in their pasts, and perhaps this swap will be a clean start for both of them?

And I gotta say - I am calling Eileen "Grandma gettin' it on" - you'll see why when you read it.

The Switch is a slow paced (though not unbearable slow, pleasurable slow) story of finding oneself again.

I am looking forward to what Ms O'Leary brings us in the future.