Eileen is sick of being 79.

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 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.

Once Leena learns of Eileen’s romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another’s shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected.

Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn’t as romantic as she hoped it would be, and then there is the annoyingly perfect – and distractingly handsome – school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?

Beth has done it again! Warm, witty, and a cast of characters I wish I was friends with – I truly loved it! – Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop

Eileen Cotton proves you don’t have to be in your thirties to be Bridget Jones. A triumph of a second novel – Anstey Harris, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick THE TRUTHS AND TRIUMPHS OF GRACE ATHERTON

I am blown away. I didn’t think Beth could top The Flatshare but she has. It sparkles with wit, warmth and compassion. It deserves to be huge! – Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of The Evidence Against You

Beth O’Leary has absolutely smashed it out of the park with The Switch. Brilliant, warm, funny, full of heart. Completely loved it! – Richard Roper, author of Something to Live For

Heartwarming and uplifting. Everyone should have an Eileen in their life! – Heidi Swain, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

An utterly gorgeous, beautiful book, full of feeling … a heart-warming reminder about the importance of always keeping our hearts (and minds) open. – Lindsey Kelk

O’Leary does it again! The Switch is a warm, funny and feisty tale of generational location swapping that will have you laughing and tearing up in equal measure. Populated by a cast of characters you’ll wish you knew in real life. It’s an absolute joy from beginning to end – MIKE GAYLE, author of Half a World Away

Utterly charming and uplifting, The Switch is bursting with love and warmth and humour. Another wonderful book from Beth O’Leary – LOUISE O’NEILL, author of AFTER THE SILENCE