The seven day switch : a novel

The seven day switch A novel

Kelly Harms

Book - 2021

"Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers' nightmares. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and her volunteering awards, she still has time to relax with a nice glass of pinot at the end of the day. The only thing that ruins it all is her workaholic, career-obsessed neighbor, who makes no secret of what she thinks of Celeste's life choices every chance she gets. Wendy Charles is a celebrated productivity consultant, columnist, and speaker. On a minute-by-minute schedule, she makes the working-mom hustle look easy. She even spends at least one waking hour a day with her kids. She's not apologizing for a thing. Especially to Celeste, who plays her sup...erior parenting against Wendy whenever she can. Who do Celeste and Wendy think they are? They're about to find out thanks to one freaky week. After a neighborhood potluck and too much sangria, they wake up--um, what?--in each other's bodies. Everything Celeste and Wendy thought they knew about the "other kind of mom" is flipped upside down--along with their messy, complicated, maybe not so different lives."--Provided by publisher.

Saved in:
Place a Hold Save to List Email this

1st Floor Show me where

FICTION/Harms Kelly
1 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
1st Floor FICTION/Harms Kelly Checked In
Subjects
Women > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.
Body swapping > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Domestic fiction
Novels
Published
Seattle : Lake Union Publishing [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Kelly Harms (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
298 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781542027090
9781542028899
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

Who knew pink sangria could lead to an entirely new outlook on life? After a potluck contribution leads to a Freaky Friday--style switch, high-powered productivity consultant Wendy and picture-perfect Pinterest devotee Celeste wake up inhabiting each other's bodies. Managing entirely new sets of family chaos, without knowing if they'll ever be able to switch back, Wendy and Celeste take the opportunity to prove that their way is the right way, with all the screen-time philosophies, drive-through meals, and chore wheels to prove it. But as they learn how to live each other's lives, they're surprised to find that those rigid sets of rules may be more flexible than they imagined, and both women and their families grow in ways they didn't think possible. Making a compelling case for moderation in all things, Harms (The Bright Side of Going Dark, 2020) paints her heroines as flawed but loving mothers, each managing in the best way she knows how. The most clever and incisive take on the Mommy Wars since Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It, Harms' latest captures the messy, complicated, and often all-consuming mindset of motherhood. Fans of Julie Valerie's Village of Primm series will adore it.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

Neighbors Wendy Charles and Celeste Mason are opposites. Productivity consultant Wendy makes her life as streamlined as possible, though she overlooks a hole in her drywall and opts to spend time with her children rather than cook them fancy meals. Celeste, on the other hand, puts Pinterest moms to shame, with her pristine home and over-the-top nurturing. After one too many cups of a special vodka-infused sangria (made by Celeste, of course), the two wake up having switched bodies, and their assumptions about each other are soon upended. Can they--will they?--stay in the streak for as long as it takes to realize what it takes to be the "other" mom? VERDICT Freaky Friday for the mom set, this novel by Harms (The Bright Side of Going Dark) is full of fun, relatable, and cringe-worthy moments, as each woman experiences life on the other side of the fence.--Erin Holt, formerly at Williamson County P. L., Franklin, TN

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Similar Items