- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (13 April 2006)
- ISBN-10: 0141028378
- ISBN-13: 978-0141028378
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
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From the outside Vicky Townsley would appear to have it all. Features Director of the hugely successful Poise! magazine, she lives alone in London, is single and seriously successful. But she'd give it all up in a heartbeat for marriage, children, and a house in the country. Amber Winslow on the other hand, has exactly what Vicky Townsley wants; a huge stone mansion in Connecticut, children and a busy charitable commitment for the local Women's League.
But Amber isn't happy either. She hasn't found quite the fulfilment she had expected from being a full-time wife and mother, so when she spots a double page spread in Poise! magazine asking married readers to life swap with a glamorous, single journalist in London, she sits down and writes a letter. But she never expects to be picked...
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.About the Author
Jane Green is a former journalist who gave up her job on the Daily Express to write a real woman's account of being single in the city. That account became Jane's first novel, Straight Talking. A huge success, Straight Talking was followed by ten more bestselling novels: Jemima J, Mr Maybe, Bookends, Babyville, Spellbound, the Other Woman, Life Swap, Second Chance, The Beach House and Girl Friday. Jane lives with her husband and children in Connecticut.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read all of Jane Green's books over the years - Life Swap is what I consider to be her 'new' style. I am a firm believer that Babyville was the last good read from Jane Green. Life Swap, like spellbound was boring, predictable, the usual 'grass is always greener' humdrum from the author. Why she's writing about Highfield, Conneticut (like last time) when her books are mainly appealing to English readers, god only knows - I can only assume it's because she has a house there and doesn't get out of it much.
There are some nice moments in the book but it all seems too false - Vicky being a bit scatty and Amber being the all american perfect is typical of Jane Green's getting less creative by the minute style. And I find her tone of: story telling at the beginning and end (this is a story about.....) thoroughly patronising for the mid twenties reader. Bring back the Babyville era.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As the previous reviewer said-dull boring and predictable.
Jane Green is simply writing to a tired old formula now with "fashionable" (desperate housewives in this instance)slants.
She is also STILL label/lifestyle obsessed despite harping on about how that doesn't mattter really
Regretably this book will be a best seller but it doesn't deserve to be
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love Jane Green's work. I own all her novels and was really looking forward to this. I must admit I've had it over a week and am still only half way through. Usually I'd have finished it in a weekend.
I'm not overly enamoured with this story, I found it hard to get into and although the the characters of both Vicky and Amber aren't unlikeable, there's no real depth to them, particularly Vicky. It is improving as I progress though.
The concept is a blatant rip off Wife Swap and Jane has really strayed from the usual grass roots of her stories - although some would probably praise her for this.
It's ok - but I hope the next is back to her old form.
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First book I read and desperate to read more from this author!
This is the first book I read from Jane Green (I am surprised I did not know about this best-selling author before!). Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Review Girl @komzreviews.blogspot.com
Original idea
I like the idea of swapping lives and swapping countries but I had difficulties believing the London girl could get that many men so easily when her amercian counter part seems to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms. Sa Ben-arros
Great book
This book was great and very interesting. As soon as I picked it up I couldn't put it back down again!!! Read more
Published 10 months ago by goodbookreader2901
Struggled to finish this book!
I love girly books and normally read them quickly but this book felt like a chore to read! The main characters are not particularly likeable, Vicky who will believe anything a man... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. M. Tregidgo
One of the best books i have ever read... and i have read quite a few!
Absolutly great read!!
Taking this book on holiday last year, unknowing what a jem i had bought! Read more
Taking this book on holiday last year, unknowing what a jem i had bought! Read more
Published 20 months ago by missfaye
Life Swap - it's ok
After previously reading Jane Greens beach house i was a little disappointed with life swap - but for a holiday read it's ok.
Published 21 months ago by S. Fleming
Another winner from Jane
I've long been a fan of Jane Green and am only sorry that it's taken me this long to penning this review of the book Life Swap which I read as soon as it came out. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Gledhill
great book
i really enjoyed this book, it was interesting and well written, i found the characters believable in a storybook kind of way and it was my second reading too! Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by Thinker
Really bad
If you look at the author photos on Jane Green's books you'll see quite a change from the early ones to the recent ones. Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by M
Dull and Flat
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. Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by LindyLouMac
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