The absolutely hilarious(Real Simple) Amy Poeppel delights once again with a charming new novel about a house swap gone wonderfully awry.

Perfect strangers Lucy and Greta have agreed to a house swapand boy, are they going to regret it.

Lucys hometown of Dallas has gone from home sweet home to vicious snake pit in the blink of an eye after her son makes a mistake he cant undo. And Gretas beloved flat in Berlin is suddenly up for grabs when her husband Otto takes a dream job in Texas without even telling her. In their rush to leave town, Lucy and Greta make a deal, pack their bags, andthanks to martinis, desperation, and some very rusty Germanhave absolutely no idea what theyre getting themselves into.

Trading Southern charm and barbecue for European sophistication and schnitzel, the two women get a lot more than a change of scenery as they move into each others houses, neighborhoods