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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I think this book was a good read. Wasn't a page-turner for me but I was able to get through it. This is one of those "greener on the other side of the fence” stories. Someone is not happy with what they have and wants to find out if what they wish for could be worth the wait. The two women who switched lives, Vicky (35 & a Poise Magazine editor) and Amber (housewife, mother of 2) didn't stick it out for the whole month. It took too long to get to the “life swap” and then it ended up not going the distance. I don't think this was a true telling on how the other half lives. I've read in other reviews that Jane Green's earlier books were better. I will let you know. (  ) Mzkitty570 | Oct 14, 2009 |  I picked this book up in a Virtual Book Box at BookObsessed. Offered it in the monthly Swap and will be sending it along. ( ) elsi | Jul 15, 2009 | Very entertaining audio book. Great reading by a british woman who really adds to the book by her various voices and accents. I found myself laughing outloud many times. Worth a read. (  ) greshle | Jul 13, 2009 | An entertaining tale of a single British professional woman who swaps lives with an American stay-at-home mom. The professional women works as an Editor at a British fashion magazine, while the American woman has her days full with charity work, committee meetings and the staff she has employed to care for her family and household. They each have to agree to step into the others life, clothing and relationships. The ending was a bit predictable, they each learned something about themselves and their happiness in their own life. ( ) sunfi | May 26, 2009 | It was exactly what I expected. I don't know whether this is a good thing. Jane Green is funny, she keeps you reading, she has a nice story to tell and she is rather predictable. ( ) emhromp2 | Mar 22, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670034800, Hardcover)The New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman returns with a wry tale of two women who discover the grass is not always greener on the other side of the AtlanticVicky Townsley is single, solvent, and seriously successful. Features director of the hugely successful Poise! magazine, she has an amazing flat, good friends, a fantastic wardrobe . . . in short, everything—except the life she wants: marriage, children, and a house in the country. On the other side of the Atlantic, Amber Winslow has a stone mansion in Connecticut, two kids (and a full-time nanny), the requisite golden retriever, and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women’s League. But she hasn’t quite found the fulfillment she had expected from being a wife and mother. When she spots an intriguing contest in Poise!, Amber never expects to be picked. Life Swap is a riotous and poignant look at what happens when two women, both of whom think their bliss lies elsewhere, walk in each other’s shoes for a month only to discover that happiness is closer than they’d ever thought. A rich, clever, and sharply observed chronicle of the true lives of women, Life Swap is a must read for the modern mademoiselle that will again squarely position Jane Green in a preeminent place in women’s fiction. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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