Truda Becker lives in confusing times. Her family is currently a mess. Her mother left without explanation, her older sister, also gone, left behind lies and destruction, her brother keeps to himself, and her father builds. The rest of the world is frozen in time and has been for almost a year. The reason for this is unclear, but Truda believes it might be an attempt to set things right.
There is a switch in Truda's house that her father seems to protect with his life. He has built a series of ever-growing boxes to guard the switch. Now the house, which looks normal from the outside, is filled with box after box. The occupants crawl through a maze of inner connecting corridors and tunnels to get from one room to the next. Recently, some unknown force has the house rotating so the walls are the floors and everything is jumbled.
Truda divides her time between school where she has become a sudden javelin throwing champion and home where she spends all night pulling nails with a crowbar. When her mother finally returns, it looks like life might be improving, but first the family must confront secrets and make apologies before they can straighten out their lives.
Author A.S. King's latest novel SWITCH might be a reflection of the restricted lives we are living during a worldwide pandemic. It may also be a warning / reminder that it is within our power / energy to keep the world in line. SWITCH is a challenging read that will leave readers with much to contemplate.
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