

Whilst there are the odd flies in the ointment for both women, such as a scamming attempt, both women have a whale of a time. An inveterate meddler in the lives of others, Eileen is a hit with well nigh everyone, particularly Leena's flatmates like Fitz, becoming a veritable whirlwind as she plans and sets up the Silver Shoreditch Social Club after discovering the elderly isolated Letitia. After an initially disheartening experience in London, Eileen is aided by Leena's friend Bee in compiling a profile for dating apps, and before long she is juggling men like there is no tomorrow. Both Eileen and Leena are indomitable organisers, with Leena pitching in with local gossiping Neighbourhood Watch Committee, their activities and May Day celebrations. The Cotton women are still heavily in the throes of an unbearable loss and grief, one that has resulted in an estrangement with Leena still raging against her mother.

Upon learning of her grandmother's dilemma, she suggests they swap lives and switch homes. Living in a warehouse flat in Shoreditch, London, over achieving Leena has a panic attack during a presentation to a client, forced into a two month sabbatical by her boss, she visits her grandmother, Eileen, in Yorkshire. Living in the Yorkshire Dales and the tiny village of Hamleigh-in-Harksdale, there are slim pickings, as Eileen reflects on how she had planned on going to London before pregnancy and marriage. 79 year old Eileen Cotton's husband, Wade has recently left her for a dance instructor, and for the tree climbing Eileen, she is far from addled, she is searching for sex, love and another man. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?īeth O'Leary proves that her brilliant debut The Flatshire was no fluke with this smashing follow up, the perfect reading material for our anxious and self isolated times. 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. 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. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a solution: a two-month swap. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. As Morrissey put it, “We want to bring excitement to people while the world is at a standstill.”Įnjoy Unfiltered? The best of Unfiltered's round-up of drinks in pop culture can now be delivered straight to your inbox every other week! Sign up now to receive the Unfiltered e-mail newsletter, featuring the latest scoop on how wine intersects with film, TV, music, sports, politics and more.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. 9 rosé,” Roger Nabedian, senior vice president of Gallo’s premium wine division, told Unfiltered via email. “A great deal of focus and thought went into the creation of the Maison No. The wine will be exclusively distributed by E. 9 found its recipe of 45 percent Grenache, 25 percent Cinsault, 15 percent Syrah and 15 percent Merlot. The rapper put time into the mixing sessions: In between tour dates last year, he traveled to the winery again and sampled over 50 blends until Maison No. Seven days later, the pair were on a flight to France to sketch up plans. Morrissey told us he approached Malone with the idea over dinner at the Nice Guy restaurant in L.A., the night before Malone was to perform with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the 2019 Grammy Awards. “It’s a nice switch-up and I have been thinking about doing my own wine for a while,” Malone said in a press release. Post Malone perhaps contemplates "wine"/"No.
