The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan

 

A summer escape

When Cecilia Lapthorne’s 75th birthday celebrations take an unexpected turn, she seeks solace away from the festivities and escapes to Dune Cottage – without telling her family where she’s going.

A new friendship

Lily Thomas, a struggling artist, has secretly been staying in the unoccupied cottage. When Cecilia discovers Lily during a late-night visit, an unexpected bond forms between the two women.

A chance to start over

Then Cecilia’s grandson, Todd – and Lily’s unrequited crush – shows up, sending a shockwave through their unlikely friendship. Will it inspire Lily to find the courage to live the life she wants? Can Cecilia finally let go of the past to find a new future? Because as surely as the tide erases past footprints, this summer is offering both Cecilia and Lily the chance to swap old dreams for new . . .

We all have a few authors whose books we love and whose writing we trust so much that we don’t even read the synopsis we go in blind and Sarah Morgan is one of those authors for me. Her new release The Summer Swap is perfect holiday reading because it is a fast paced light read that pulls you straight into the storyline and sweeps you along on a journey of learning that life is for living your way.

Sarah Morgan is well known for setting her books around three female leads with each chapter alternating between each of them whilst weaving their stories together which she also does here and this works perfectly in this book in particular because it shows three different scenarios and three different generations all who are at stages in their lives where they look at what their lives have been up to this point and now how they want their lives to be going forward.

I took a little while to warm to Kristen but I loved Lily and Cecilia from the get go and the unlikely friendship that develops between them was endearing as they found that in helping each other they were actually helping themselves too without knowing it. There are sweet little helpings of romance alongside the heartbreak and new friendships to heal loneliness too so all in all it is an uplifting read.

The story really focuses on living your life for you, doing the things you love and be who you want to be because when you live a life for other people you will never feel truly fulfilled and may even hold resentment.

Available to buy HERE!