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Switched

What would you do if you woke up a different age and a different gender? 

 

Twenty-two-year-old Maxine thinks she can stay on the sidelines, supporting her brilliant boyfriend-turned-girlfriend Jo—an audacious biotech pioneer, who's breaking new ground with brain-to-brain communication. But when the transformation strikes Maxine, changing her into an eighty-year-old man, her reality is flipped upside down.

 

 

 

Advance Praise from Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize:

 

"Lam's writing is clear, readable, and carries the story forward. The matter-of-fact tone of the prose offers an intriguing contrast to the remarkable circumstances unfolding. While novels concerning mysterious global phenomenon are familiar, Lam provides a unique setup via the concept of a force that results in individuals inexplicably switching ages and genders. Lam establishes an atmosphere of inevitability and acceptance as characters are faced with life-altering changes they could have never envisioned...Ultimately, the work's greatest strength lies in its examination of age, gender, and sexuality–and how these characteristics inform identity and relationships with others."