Strange Journey by Maud Cairnes

£9.99

Bookseller Review by Valerie:

‘Strange Journey by Maud Cairnes is a republished 1930s novel in the British Library Women Writers series (think Persephone) and is the whimsical tale of two women from very different social classes who find themselves involuntarily changing places with each other and spontaneously having to cope in completely different social milieus. The author has fun with the resulting scenarios but handles her characters with wit and compassion too. It’s a light but engaging read. ‘

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Description

In this body swap comedy from the 1930s, the minds of two strangers, aristocrat Lady Elizabeth and middle-class Polly Wilkinson, switch places with baffling and hilarious results. With wry observations on class, behaviour, and relationships, as both attempt to navigate the different social settings and awkward situations they suddenly find themselves thrust into – the switches taking place randomly with very little warning – the two women are eventually able to contrive a meeting and learn to control their ‘gift’ and effect positive changes in each others’ lives.