Beth O'leary

Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend's wedding in the north of Scotland. The playlist is all planned and the snacks are packed.

But, not long after setting off, a car slams into the back of theirs. The driver is none other than Addie's ex, Dylan, who she's avoided since their traumatic break-up two years earlier.

Dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, and they've totalled their car, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. The car is soon jam-packed full of luggage and secrets, and with three hundred miles ahead of them, Dylan and Addie can't avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship...

Will they make it to the wedding on time? And, more importantly... is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan?


The Heart-Warming New Novel from the Author of the Flatshare and the Switch

The Road Trip

'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 Eileen is sick of being 79. Leena's tired of life in her twenties. Maybe it's time they swapped places... 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?

The Switch

AU PROGRAMME : ROMANCE ET HUMOUR ANGLAIS POUR UNE HISTOIRE DANS LA DROITE LIGNÉE DE JOJO MOYES. Leena Cotton est épuisée. Ce n'est pas elle qui le pense, c'est son corps qui le lui dit. Son burn-out explosif en plein milieu d'une réunion capitale parle à sa place. Pour la peine, son employeur lui impose deux mois de congés qu'elle ira passer – en traînant les pieds – dans le cottage de sa grand-mère, à la campagne. Elle aurait encore préféré mourir de surmenage que d'ennui... Eileen Cotton a pris une décision : puisque son époux de toute une vie l'a quittée du jour au lendemain, elle a désormais le droit de vivre pour elle-même. Et pourquoi pas même... vivre une relation charnelle passionnée, à 80 ans ? Mais dans son petit village du Yorkshire, les candidats au poste d'amant ne sont pas légion... Un problème ? Une solution ! La grand-mère et la petite-fille n'ont qu'à échanger leurs vies. Eileen ira habiter dans la colocation de Leena à Londres, où les beaux messieurs pullulent, tandis que Leena a pour mission de se reposer à la campagne et... de régler tous les problèmes qu'elle avait tenté jusqu'ici de mettre sous le tapis. Avec quelques conseils pour apprivoiser la trépidante capitale d'un côté, et un ou deux trucs pour gérer les voisins intrusifs (ou excessivement séduisants) de l'autre, les aventurières devraient s'en sortir... N'est-ce pas ?

Beth O'leary

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