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summary of 1944 ratings (see reviews)
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Grief (15 reviewers), Death (14 reviewers), Cancer (6 reviewers), Infidelity (5 reviewers), Child death (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Sexual content (1 reviewer)Moderate
Cancer (21 reviewers), Death (20 reviewers), Infidelity (12 reviewers), Grief (12 reviewers), Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Terminal illness (7 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (6 reviewers), Emotional abuse (5 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Chronic illness (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), and Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer)Minor
Domestic abuse (9 reviewers), Cancer (5 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Infidelity (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), and Car accident (1 reviewer)Moods
funny 66%
hopeful 66%
emotional 65%
inspiring 30%
relaxing 22%
reflective 17%
adventurous 13%
sad 10%
challenging 0%
tense 0%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 0%Average rating
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Eileen is sick of being 79.
Leena's tired of life in her twenties.
Maybe it's time they swapped places...
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen.
Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected.
Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn't as romantic as she hoped it would be, and then there is the annoyingly perfect - and distractingly handsome - school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?
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Eileen is sick of being 79.
Leena's tired of life in her twenties.
Maybe it's time they swapped places...
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen.
Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected.
Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn't as romantic as she hoped it would be, and then there is the annoyingly perfect - and distractingly handsome - school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?
What the community thinks
summary of 1944 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Grief (15 reviewers), Death (14 reviewers), Cancer (6 reviewers), Infidelity (5 reviewers), Child death (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (3 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), and Sexual content (1 reviewer)Moderate
Cancer (21 reviewers), Death (20 reviewers), Infidelity (12 reviewers), Grief (12 reviewers), Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Terminal illness (7 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (6 reviewers), Emotional abuse (5 reviewers), Mental illness (3 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Chronic illness (1 reviewer), Cursing (1 reviewer), and Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer)Minor
Domestic abuse (9 reviewers), Cancer (5 reviewers), Emotional abuse (4 reviewers), Panic attacks/disorders (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (3 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Infidelity (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), and Car accident (1 reviewer)Moods
funny 66%
hopeful 66%
emotional 65%
inspiring 30%
relaxing 22%
reflective 17%
adventurous 13%
sad 10%
challenging 0%
tense 0%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 0%Average rating