Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they’ve hired a lawyer—and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can’t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope—and finds love—is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake. But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does…will she want it back?
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Samantha Sweeting, the 29-year-old heroine of Kinsella's latest confection (after Shopaholic Sister), is on the verge of partnership at the prestigious London law firm Carter Spink—the Holy Grail of her entire workaholic life. But when she finds she has made a terrible, costly mistake just before the partnership decision, she's terrified of being fired. In a fog, she stumbles out of the building and onto the nearest train, which drops her in the countryside, where she wanders to a stately home. The nouveau riche lady of the house mistakes her for the new housekeeper—and Samantha is too astonished to correct her. Numb and unable to face returning to London, Samantha tries to master the finer points of laundry, cooking and cleaning. She discovers that the slow life, her pompous but good-hearted employers and the attentions of the handsome gardener, Nathaniel, suit her just fine. But her past is hard to escape, and when she discovers a terrible secret about her firm—and when the media learns that the former legal star is scrubbing toilets for a living—her life becomes more complicated than ever. If readers can swallow the implausible scenario, then Kinsella's genuine charm and sweet wit may continue to win her fans. (July)
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Fans of Kinsella's popular Shopaholic series will find the author in fine form here in her second stand-alone tale, following Can You Keep a Secret? (2004). Samantha Sweeting, an ambitious lawyer on the fast track to becoming a partner at her prestigious law firm, is horrified to discover an overlooked memo on her desk that ends up costing a client 50 million pounds. In a daze, Samantha hops a train and finds herself in the country. She walks up to the first house she sees and knocks on the door, intending to inquire about the nearest hotel, but Trish Geiger mistakes her for the new housekeeper. Still in shock, Samantha decides to go along with Trish and her husband, Eddie's, mistake, despite the fact that she has no domestic skills. Happily, she is aided by the handsome gardener, Nathaniel. He helps her forget about her London law firm, until she makes a startling discovery. Another charming winner from the delightful Kinsella. Kristine Huntley
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Sophie Kinsella is the author of the bestselling Shopaholic series as well as the novels Can You Keep a Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I've Got Your Number, and Wedding Night. She lives in England.
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89 of 102 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Undomestic Goddess is yet anotherwinner from Sophie Kinsella. I read the book in a day and a half because it was a easy fun read. Samantha Sweeting is a hard working lawyer who is on her way to being made a partner at her firm-until she makes a mistake. Samantha then panics and goes into the English countryside. Samantha is mistaken for a housekeeper and she can't seem to find a way to tell her employers Trish and Eddie the truth. So she struggles to learn to cook and clean and this leads to some funny situations. I believe that another amazon.com reviewer said that they found it hard to believe that she became a "world class chef" so quickly, but I didn't find that to be true. She learns to cook but I don't know if I would classify as a her cooking as world class chef cooking. I found the love story in the book to be very sweet. Although, I personally liked the Shopaholic series and Can you keep a secret?, The Undomestic Goddess is a good funny book and I recommend it to anyone who likes Sophie Kinsella and anyone who is a fan of chic-lit books.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a big Can You Keep a Secret fan, so I was looking forward to a SK book that wasn't part of the Shopaholic series. The book is very cute and also interesting, but totally unrealistic. Of course, SK's books are all a bit unrealistic, but this one is plain silly. The book tries to end about 3 or 4 times before actually coming to a conclusion. It was a cute book but fell apart at the end. If you like SK, you'll prolly be able to look past the flaws, and you'll like this book. I wish that I'd borrowed it from the library instead of purchasing it, though.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Just Me
Format:Hardcover
Another good read from Sophie Kinsella. I found myself laughing out loud at bits. This book follows Samantha, a 29 year old lawyer, who is on the fast track to partner of her law firm. Her life is going in the direction she, and her mum, want. Long hours at the office, take away food, and no time off make up Samantha's life. After a mishap at the office, Samantha takes off, and finds herself living a simpler life - with time for herself - although, she is living a lie as a housekeeper.
Her adjustment to this lifestyle is funny; this is a girl who has no idea about keeping house at all. Will her lies catch up with her? Will the life she strived for from a young age, law, call her back to London? The book was not too predictable, which I really liked. The narrative was good, and I really got into the storyline and hoped Samantha made the right decisions in the end.
Her adjustment to this lifestyle is funny; this is a girl who has no idea about keeping house at all. Will her lies catch up with her? Will the life she strived for from a young age, law, call her back to London? The book was not too predictable, which I really liked. The narrative was good, and I really got into the storyline and hoped Samantha made the right decisions in the end.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book!!
I love Sophie Kinsella. I think she is a wonderful author. I started out with the shopaholic books and this book was my first transition into her other reads. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Megan M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love
Good, quick read. Funny and heartwarming. You can't help but feel for Samantha. Although the masses seemed utterly stupid most of the time.
Published 6 days ago by Crystal Barhydt
4.0 out of 5 stars
another great Sophie Kinsella
I enjoyed this Sophie Kinsella novel, its not my top favourite but definitely fun and enjoyable with fun characters and a funny and likable storyline.
Published 14 days ago by chiara d'egidio
5.0 out of 5 stars
High-powered job... blender
Attorneys, doctors, we all think of these as high-stress jobs, but who knew that being a housekeeper could be so stressful and so much fun? Read more
Published 16 days ago by mollybygolly
5.0 out of 5 stars
KINSELLA THE GODDESS!
Kinsella keeps making me sooo happy every time she writes a new book! The only sad thing abut this book is that I did not wanted it to over! Read more
Published 18 days ago by Diana Ventura
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very funny book
I read this book because of a recommendation from a friend and found it to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Kaye Downes
4.0 out of 5 stars
Witty, dear, entertaining
Witty, good humor, easy to read, funny scenes, entertaining language and plot.
I would recommend it to all women who want to relax and have some fun during reading.
I would recommend it to all women who want to relax and have some fun during reading.
Published 20 days ago by Eva Kuntova
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Undomestic Goddess
What a wonderful book. The characters are funny and so down to earth. The storyline is great and you didn't want the book to end. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gail Hodges
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, light read
I loved this book - it's sweet and clever, and made me laugh out loud. Very likable characters. It's the first book I've read by this author,and I will definitely be checking out... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rebecca Schisler
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy, fun read
I was looking for something mindless to read. Though the plot was formulaic, I had fun reading it and just passing the time. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JES
