Erin is searching for a new beginning. Grieving the death of her best friend, she knows she needs to start living – but has no idea how. Then she loses her favourite book, a heavily annotated copy of To Kill A Mockingbird containing her friend s last gift. James has given up on the life he once dreamed of. But when he finds Erin s book, it sparks a life-changing conversation. A book exchange begins, and through notes left in the margins of their best-loved novels, they find themselves slowly opening up…and perhaps even falling for one another. But there are painful secrets in Erin and James s past, and a shared history that neither of them has guessed. How will Erin react when she discovers that the other writer isn t a stranger at all - but James, the very person she swore she d never forgive?   The Book Swap interacts with some of the best-loved classical works of literature, as well as handling some darker themes like grief, trauma and m