Suppose, without any warning, you found yourself in another place and time“Zap. Just that fast! And even worse, in someone else’s body. Then, a month later, zap. You’re back where you were before, as yourself, trying to explain to people what had happened to you. But no one believes you because during that month, people didn’t think you’d been gone at all. Just that you’d been acting really … acting really weird. Because someone else had been there in your body, someone who claimed she was another person. Everyone would think you were completely nuts. Right? I can promise you they would. Because that’s just what happened to me.”
>>>The Switch – A soccer-loving Texas teen and a 19th century colonist living in South Africa
Why do Alyssa (Ally) Wallis, a soccer-loving teen from Texarkana, Texas, and Emmeline Caywood, a prim, artistic British immigrant to South Africa’s 1820s Cape Colony of Bathurst, suddenly switch places and bodies? Has Emme been cursed by the local Xhosa chieftain for breaking a taboo, as her maid insists? Did a fall launch Ally into a world of hallucination where what seems so real is no more than a creation of a wounded mind? Or does each have a role in rectifying a centuries-old injustice that will change forever both of their lives and the lives of those they love?
>>>”Switch” is a page-turning journey into the lives of two young women whose bond over time changes who they are, who they become, and the lives of everyone they love.
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I absolutely loved this book. The author has done an excellent job at story telling and describing the complete culture shock that each girl experiences from exchanging bodies in a snap when the unexpected and sudden switch happens. They swap places every 28 days.
I thought the descriptions of the immediate reactions of each girl was insightful. From complete darkness and absence of sound except sheep bleating and the smell of her stale nightshirt in South Africa 200 years ago, to the astonishment of the existence of bright ceiling light, cars, computers and other marvels of modern miracles. The social norms and discomfort of both girls with clothing is also very well done. The girls and their friends try to determine why these multiple switches are occurring.
Each girl undergoes tremendous culture shock and personal growth. Really well done. I’ve already been recommending this book. This book can be read and enjoyed by anyone.
I listened to the audible version and I thought the narrator was excellent. She did multiple voices and accents with perfection. Read this book if you want a completely enjoyable experience
This review is for the Audible version. After a couple of chapters, although I was charmed by the concept of two girls, two hundred years apart and from different continents, suddenly finding themselves in each other’s body, I couldn’t imagine how the author could sustain this narrative. No problem! The story of how these girls interacted with their new and baffled friends and neighbors—not to mention family—was enough in itself. Someone from each time frame had to be convinced that our heroines were not insane—or possessed, depending on whether it was now or then. And yes, there was a purpose to this mysterious body switch, made even more complicated by requiring that when they went back and forth—on a schedule of 28 days—they performed instructions that would be left behind by the other. Or, better yet, acted upon to ensure that the whole purpose of this exercise would be guaranteed for the future. It was all deliciously complicated and well narrated by Gryphon Corpus, who really pulled off the voices and accents that never confused me as to where we were. Or when.
This is the most fun book I’ve read in long a while. I’m not usually a can’t-put-it-down reader of fiction, especially young adult fiction, but this book had me hooked from page one and ignoring my work because I couldn’t stop. Well researched and believable time travel. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Wow. As a time travel buff, I love a good time slip… but, I expect discrepancies… Switch was a pleasant surprise. The uniqueness of the time transfer in Switch, by Allen Kent, made its own delightful rules. The time element is not explained, however once I got into the story there was no need.
Kent’s writing style, description, and characters drew me into their wonderful world and the storyline, switching minds 200 years between Emma and Ally, held me spellbound.
I love the way the two heroines actually became friends of sorts, even though they never met each other. The entire story was very unique and extremely well written.
I would recommend Switch to anyone who loves time travel, historical fiction, or a darn good story! I truly enjoyed this book.
It took a bit to get into Switch. But, I ended up loving the story. As the characters grow you become invested in their story. I loved how their experiences while switched changed them when they returned to their normal lives. Both of them made changes that had lasting effects on those around them. From health and sanitation improvements for the African villages, an inheritance to save a friend’s mother, and changing views on slavery, to simply how you treat the people in your life. I love Allen Kent’s books and look forward to more.