I really enjoyed this! The Holiday is one of my absolute favorite Christmas season movies and the premise of this book is very similar, so I want on board from the jump. Greta has lived on the same small island in Maine with her big Jewish family (Mom, Dad, two older sisters, her twin, and a younger sister) for her entire life aside from college, and feels stifled under the pressure of staying and being overly involved with them all. There's a moment that is the final straw and she tells her friend Ramona she needs out. Coincidentally, Romona's other friend Truman where she lived in New Orleans just found out his boyfriend was a liar and also wants out of town. The two decide to swap homes for a month, and Truman comes to enjoy the slower paces life as he spends time with (and obviously falls for) Greta's friend Ash, who runs the local flower shop. Meanwhile, Greta meets Carys, a stranger on the street, and ends up in her own love story, and a burgeoning new life and purpose. She also meets Muriel, a glamorous older lady with an incredible garden who she can talk plants and life with. Parallel but inverted stories in a way, with lots of life lessons. I enjoyed how queer this book was and that the holidays celebrated in the book were Chanukah and the lead up to a Christmas. Time to watch The Holiday now!