Two women from different sides of the pond agree to swap their lives for a month for the purposes of a magazine article.

One is married and lives in suburban Connecticut, has a great husband, lovely children, expensive lifestyle and beautiful home in a Wisteria Lane type setting.

The other is a single English journalist who lives and works in London.

Both are curious to see if the grass is actually greener on the other side...

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Controlled release to LindyLouMac

One of a great selection of titles passed on to me by FireOpal, delivered to me personally by her husband yesterday. Thankyou they are much appreciated and once read will continue to travel somehow.

What a boring novel! I found this terribly dull and flat with page after page of repetitive descriptions of the life styles of the two shallow protagonists Amber and Vicky. Amber Winslow the American social climber, full time wife and mother and Vicky Townsley the single successful English girl leading a tough but hectic life as Features Director of a magazine. The theme of the novel is as the title implys a Life Swap between these two women neither of whom is satisfied with her life. The swap is therefore to see if it is true that in theory the grass is always greener and at the same time provide good magazine copy.
I know this is chick lit and I chose to read it as easy entertainment not expecting a great literary work, but I would have appreciated a story that either I can relate to in some way or has some excitement to offer.
This was not even entertaining so why did I bother? I suppose I just kept hoping it might improve, but it didn't, in fact the ending was as much of a let down as the rest of the book.
I have read three other titles by Jane Green of which I have no recollection at all, somehow I do not think I will be going out of my way to read any more of her novels. That is not saying that I cannot see the appeal they may have to others, just not for me. Too old maybe not the market the author is aiming to appeal to!

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Happy reading

LindyLouMac

Pure fantasy, holiday reading. Not a great literary work but I wasn't expecting it to be. Having said that I quite enjoyed passing a few hours reading it.

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Happy reading

Melamura

Will be released sometime during December, somewhere in the UK

I caught this book in the lobby of an Ibis Hotel in Calais,France. I try to read it en then release it somewhere in the Netherlands.