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Switcheroo
At forty, Sylvie Schiffer has everything: a gorgeous house, two perfect children, a successful husband with a lucrative business. Everything but what "she" wants most: passion and romance. With the twins off to college, Sylvie thinks her marriage is about to bloom, until she discovers that her husband, Bob, is already seeding the garden--with a woman named Marla When Sylvi...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
September 8th 1999
by HarperTorch
(first published 1998)
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I didn’t find the love story to be all that convincing because I don’t understand what the female protagonist sees in her designated romantic partner. Bob is selfish, self-absorbed and foolish–he literally cannot recognize the difference between his wife of twenty years and his mistress of several months, because he pays absolutely no attention to either of them. He doesn’t even notice how much they look alike until it is pointed out to him...more
I didn’t find the love story to be all that convincing because I don’t understand what the female protagonist sees in her designated romantic partner. Bob is selfish, self-absorbed and foolish–he literally cannot recognize the difference between his wife of twenty years and his mistress of several months, because he pays absolutely no attention to either of them. He doesn’t even notice how much they look alike until it is pointed out to him...more
A light hearted funny read which stretches the imagination.
I don't know if it's that I've gotten older, more cynical and more discriminating or if Olivia Goldsmith's writing has fallen down a very slippery slope into the worst kind of chicklit possible. I'd like to think it's the latter as I remember liking The First Wives Club very much when it first came out, as well as Flavor of the Month. So, it was actually with anticipation that I dove into Switcheroo, a book I found collecting dust in our garage.
The plot is a simple one. Sylvie, a successful, fo...more
The plot is a simple one. Sylvie, a successful, fo...more
The premise was interesting and not so unbelievable that you don't wanna read it. The only problem I had is that there seemed to be too much time spent on the build up and the anticipation of the switch. The entire middle of the book is a long winded explanation of how it's GOING to be pulled off and not so much on the actual action. It was interesting in seeing each of them get comfortable in their new roles before going into them but it made me less interested in picking up the book again.
This story is a bit unbelievable as the two main women trade places because they look so similar. That could almost work except the husband believed that the wife was his mistress. Add on to that that the mistress is 10 years younger and 15 pounds lighter. The two trade places in order to get what the other one has, but in the end they see that the other's life isn't all they thought it was. An interesting read once you get past the "they could be twins" part.
The switch vertelt het verhaal van Sylvie, een vrouw van denk ik begin veertig, wiens kinderen net het huis uit zijn gegaan om te gaan studeren. Zij hoopt dat het huwelijk met haar Bob nu aan een tweede jeugd kan beginnen en bestelt lingerie en een catalogus bij een reisbureau. Helaas heeft Bob het te druk met... jawel: zijn minnares. Blijkt dat die minnares sprekend Sylvie is (maar dan 10 jaar jonger!).
Natuurlijk heeft Bob deze Marla verteld dat hij binnenkort bij zijn vrouw weg zou gaan en di...more
Natuurlijk heeft Bob deze Marla verteld dat hij binnenkort bij zijn vrouw weg zou gaan en di...more
This is light-hearted "brain candy" and an easy read. A humorous account about a wife and her husband's mistress switching places. The wife wants to be romanced and desirable and the mistress wants to know what it's like to be a wife and mother. Definitely a book written by a woman for women - don't think men would find the humor in this one.
Clever story about two women trading places. I happen to love this basic plot and have read several books with the same theme. Goldsmith handles this quite interestingly. While I could never switch with someone's life, I admire the learning that takes place between the two women. It's a fun read for a plane ride or something like that.
This book was cute and funny. It takes a light-hearted look at a what would happen if a woman and her husband's mistress switch places to fool him. Far-fetched but funny. I picked this copy up a Goodwill and am planning on taking it to the March Meetup to release.
OK, suspend your disbelief for a little bit and pretend that a husband really wouldn't notice that his wife and his mistress switch places... Now that you've drunk the Kool-Aid, you will really enjoy this book. Funny, sad, and sharp.
This is "mind candy" - totally without nutritional value, but oh so delicious. A middle-aged woman vies wit a "bimbo" over the husband. A fun vacation read.
This book was a huge disappointment, it seemed to arch then fell flat. I had to force myself to finish it and would have preferred to do something else.
Apr 28, 2010
Coraline
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ok i so hate the dumb bimbo but hate is a strong worded emotion for her so ill just downgrade it to indiferent scepticizim
This book made me laugh. I didn't really like the way it ended, though.
The Queen of chick lit, but not as good as The First Wives Club.
I love it when men get what they deserve! good read!!
Sep 21, 2011
Sheena612
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Funny and a lot of lessons for husbands who cheat. :)
Entertaining, some of it was very funny.
Sylvia has been married, for many years to her husband Bob.
But Bob has been lacking passion in their marriage.
Sylvia finds out he is having an affair with a woman who looks exactly like her.
She approaches the other woman and plans for them to switch places.
As each woman finds out what each other is missing they come to terms what they must do with their lives.
Hilarious Hilarious !
A fun read especially being 34 weeks pregnant and going through a very HOT summer.
This book is Highly recommended fo...more
An enjoyable book about a husband's "mid-life crisis", an affair, and the wife and mistress wanting what each other has. A fun read.
Good for a giggle
Terrible.
A pampered middle aged woman comes to find out that her husband has a mistress, but get this, the woman is a younger version of her. With some reflecting and such, she decides with the mistress to do some switching, hence the title. What I liked about it is that though the wife is hurt, she takes action on her marriage and life. Good book.
A fun book. Al ittle unrealistic that she could fool her husband like that, but fun to think what it wouldbe like if she could. My favorite excert is the main character with teh taxi cab driver.
This one was okay. I think my favorite thing about it was this quote: "I don't know. Maybe when you've learned that vaginas are connected to hearts. Unlike dicks."
Totally unbelievable but if you can put that aside it's a great, fun read especially if you are looking for something light to lift your spirits and make you smile.
A wife trades places with a look-a-like, who just happens to be her husband's mistress! Cheesy plot-line, but a fun read.
This book is a lot of fluff and silly nonsense yet I couldn’t stop reading until I reached the outrageous end.
A bit far fetched, but interesting to think about maintaining the excitement in a long term marriage.
This is a re-issue (for a film, perhaps) of the book Switcheroo, which is a fun read.
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Olivia Goldsmith (January 1, 1949 - January 15, 2004) was an American author, best known for her first novel The First Wives Club (1992), which was adapted into the movie The First Wives Club (1996).
She was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal. She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almo...more
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She was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal. She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almo...more
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