Body Swap

When 15-year-old Hallie gets hit by an SUV while getting off the bus, little does she know that her life will be literally turned upside down. While waiting to board a ride in the carnivalesque afterworld in which she finds herself, Hallie meets Susan, the 82-year-old driver behind her accident. Suffice it to say, they do not get along. Hallie believes Susan is too old to drive while Susan insists that her car is defective. God, or Eli, as he likes to be called, decides to intervene. He offers them a deal: they can go back to the land of the living, but there is a catch. They must prove that Susan is innocent of the accident. And, oh yeah, they have to switch bodies.

Hilarity ensues as Hallie and Susan try to cope with the changes in their new lives. Hallie now has to deal with a failing body and the fact that her children want to put her in a retirement residence. Susan, on the other hand, is learning how to cope with the demands of technology and finding love again. But the biggest problem looming over both of them is how to prove that Susan is innocent. With the help of their family and friends, these two women forge an unlikely alliance to bring down the car company that caused their accident, an alliance that ultimately changes the trajectory of both their lives.

Sylvia Mc Nicoll has written a very timely and thought-provoking novel, one that has relatable characters and a gripping plot. Although Hallie and Susan seem like unlikely heroes at the beginning of the book, by the end of the story, readers will be rooting for this dynamic duo. One cannot help but fall in love with them. Funny, fast-paced and inspirational, Body Swap is a must-read.