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Two couples agree to swap homes for the summer. Sophie and Andrew are teachers who live in London, rather jaded with life and each other, but hoping for a break. William and Beth are a newly married couple, who live in Connecticut in the USA. William is rather older than Beth; he has three teenage sons living with their mother in London. William wants to spend time with his sons in the summer, and Beth hopes to get to know them better. The first half of the book explores what happens during the exchange, with increased closeness for one couple, and increased stress on the other. Then things start to fall apart for them all, yet none of them can never return to what they had previously. While the style is fairly light, there are some heavy issues touched upon: dark family secrets, addictions, lack of trust, and the deep ties between parents and children, even when separated by an ocean. These issues arel treated sensitively, and made the book rather deeper and more thought-provoking than the average light novel for women.

2022-11-14 18:36