Take a Chance on Me
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Go snorkelling
Go on a safari in Africa
Swim or shower under a giant waterfall
Ride on an elephant
Ride on a camel
Ride a horse along a deserted beach
Serve Christmas Dinner to homeless people
Learn self-defence
Try fire-walking
Take a pole-dancing class
Try a Bollywood class
Take up belly-dancing
Try Hot Yoga or Bikram Yoga
Learn a new language
Learn sign language
Go on a luxurious spa weekend
Fly on a trapeze
Take up juggling
Try your hand at stand-up comedy
Break a Guinness World Record
Learn to play an instrument
Learn to say ‘hello’ in fifty different languages
Go to the carnival in Venice
Walk the Great Wall of China
Visit Machu Pichu
Climb the Eiffel Tower
Go on the London Eye
Try to visit each of the seven continents
Visit every capital city in Europe
See the Northern Lights
Take part in a television show/quiz
Ride in a limousine
Learn to cook with a famous chef
Hire a 1970s VW campervan and go off exploring
Write a book and publish it
Life Swap
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‘I laughed, I laughed a lot … you will be guaranteed to remember it … my feel good book of 2016 so far!’ The Writing Garnet
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She wanted a new life and true love. But the grass isn’t always greener on the other side…
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All Polly has to her name is a string of failed relationships and a mountain of debt. She sees herself as a hopeless case and would do anything to change her luck.
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So when she’s given the opportunity to swap all she’s ever known for a life of luxury, Polly jumps at the chance. Soon, it’s all diamonds, spa days and celebrity parties. Now all that's missing from her life is a bit of romance. Will hunky Matt be the man to heal her broken heart?
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But money can’t always buy you happiness. Can the life she’s always dreamed of get in the way of true love?
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A witty, heart warming read, perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson and Carole Matthews.
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Praise for Life Swap:
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‘Brilliant and freaking cool…The ending, OMG it was HILARIOUS. Everyone should definitely read this!’ Book Reviews by Jan
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‘Totally didn't see the way this book was going…witty, funny and a great pick me up.’ Mum Reinvented Blog
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‘Fabulously and fantastically fun...Superbly funny - a pleasure and a joy to read. The perfect pick-me-up book.’ Becca’s Books
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‘If you’re looking for a total escape from life's routine with a few belly laughs along the way and a real feel-good experience throughout, do try this one!’ Being Ann Reading
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‘Life Swap is such great fun and hugely entertaining with an amazing twist at the end that I didn't see coming at all.’ The Book Magnet
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‘I’m no stranger to this author’s work. She is always very funny, witty and writes a cracking story. Her books come with a guarantee: that they will amuse, entertain, delight and have you raring for more’ Cath 'n' Kindle Book reviews
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‘This made me laugh out loud…lots of tender and emotional times too.’ StefLoz Book Reviews
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‘A novel infused with warm humour.’ British Comedy Guide
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‘Life Swap...what a book! It’s entertaining, witty, intelligently written and each page makes you smile. All of us have those 'uh-oh' moments in life and this novel makes us see the brighter side and that everything works out in the end. Laughter really is the best medicine - pick up this book and read it for yourself.’ Celia Sawyer
Also by Carol Wyer
Life Swap
Grumpy Old Menopause: How Not to Murder Your Grumpy
Grumpies On Board
Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines
Surfing in Stilettos
Just Add Spice
Love Hurts
Acknowledgments
As always, there are a few people who inspired and helped me write this book and I am grateful to them all, especially my totally fabulous and patient editor Lydia Vassar-Smith, fairy godmother Kim Nash and all the fantastic team at Bookouture.
Although Charlie Blundell is a fictitious character, she was created not only from my own past experience in radio broadcasting but also from a wonderful author and part-time volunteer radio presenter on Brighton Coastway Hospital, Charlie Plunkett. There, the resemblance ends. Charlie Plunkett presents a Saturday evening chatshow during which she plays lots of feel-good music and talks about the joyful moments in life including her favourite topics: weddings and babies.
Mercedes Thomson is an incredible character but is certainly not unique. I had the good fortune to meet, in a virtual sense, Priscilla Hartman Hedlin from Austin, Texas. She is an astonishing woman who writes a blog called ‘The Wheelchair Mommy’ and is an inspiration to all. I learned a great deal about being a paraplegic from her and modelled Mercedes’ positive attitude on her own. You can learn more about her by visiting her site. Of course, she is not alone and there are a huge number of men and women who live life to the maximum and have fulfilled dreams and goals that the rest of us can only dream of.
Last but by no means least, I am indebted to Katie Phillips for allowing me to model Bert on her wonderful parrot called, not surprisingly, Bert. Katie’s Bert frequently appears on her Facebook page and gets up to all sorts of mischief including phoning people at random and taking selfies. She kindly sent me photographs and videos of him along with regular updates of what he got up to. He does indeed own a small shopping trolley and can hurl plastic balls with accuracy and says ‘mmm mmm’. He’s a bright little soul who captured my heart with his antics. To my knowledge, he has not sung ‘Like A Virgin’ but there are many examples on YouTube of parrots who can perform incredible tricks and can sing far better than me.
Published by Bookouture
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An imprint of StoryFire Ltd.
23 Sussex Road, Ickenham, UB10 8PN
United Kingdom
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Copyright © Carol Wyer 2014
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Carol Wyer has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work.
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Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2014 as Three Little Birds by Safkhet Select
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
ISBN: 978-1-78681-072-4
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