Heartswap

by Celia Brayfield

“Two figures moved smoothly through the crowded streets of London. They were fluid, flexible, future-friendly, multi-skilled, relational, communicative, radiant with intelligence, swift with modesty, aware of their superiority and above competitiveness…which is to say, they competed only over things that did not matter. Simple they were women.” Flora drinks herbal tea, meditates and believes in the abundance of the universe. Georgie drinks black coffee, drives a top of the range Audi and believes in hard work. But they agree about the important things. They’ll be friends forever, they’re getting married and the men the love will never, ever, cheat on them. Medical researcher Felix, Georgie’s fiancé, never leaves the moral high ground and Dillon, Flora’s intended, is as devoted as a puppy. So when their old boss bets the friends that they can’t seduce each other’s fiancés, they think they’re on to a sure thing. Nothing to lose, right? What could possibly go wrong? To get the answers, read Celia Brayfield’s urban comedy, set in millennial London and inspired by Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte. “Deliciously comic – lightning flashes of wit and scalpel-sharp observation.” Daily Mail

Genres: Fiction

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Celia Brayfield has written four non-fiction books and nine novels of which Mister Fabulous and Friends is currently in development for television. Her novel Heartswap was optioned by Paramount and Harvest for Chrysalis Films. Celia is currently working on a series of historical novels. She also teaches Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and Brunel University.

After attending St Paul's Girls' School in London, Celia went to Grenoble University in France to study French Language and Literature, before moving into journalism at The Times. She has one daughter and lives in Oxfordshire.

Reviews

[Attya Chughtai · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot was good but I was struggling at continuing to read it. I finished the book because I wanted to find out how it ends. It's a witty book, you like the characters you should like and you dislike the characters you should dislike. Basic. Nothing extra ordinary but not bad.

[Sienna · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a great storyline but the book wasn’t that attention grabbing

[Natalie MacCarl · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had a hard time finishing this book. The idea was good but the writing just wasn’t for me.