Monday, March 06, 2006

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella


Author: Sophie Kinsella.
Publisher:
Black Swan
ISBN 0-552-77274-7
Book Type: Fiction

"The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for...Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day...she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine...the ironing board...and attempts to cook a cordon bleu dinner. But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way. Will her employers ever discover the truth? Will Samantha's old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?"

A fantasic book that will have you laughing out a loud all the way through it. It did me. I totally loved this book.

It's about how a lawyer finds herself in a situation which causes her to run away from her well paid job. She finds herself in a villiage with a total different lifestyle, before she knows it she's been hired as a House keeper, and not having any experience in domestic matters she doesn't know where to start!

Will she enjoy her new life or will she realise she's made the biggest mistake of her life? Well you'll just have to read to find out won't you ;)

I can't go into too much detail about it, as it is such a fabulous book I don't want to give anything away. A great Chick Lit.

10/10

4 comments:

The Book Fiend said...

This one's on my "To Read" list. i was about to start reading something else, butyour 10/10 rating has convinced me to start on this one immediately instead. Thanks for that. :)

The Book Fiend said...

Finished reading it & it was lovely - really brightened my day. I've been reading quite a few "literary" ooks lately, so this one was much lighter & more fun. Thanks for the recommendation!

Clare said...

Hi Margo

I've seen this one and wondered about it, so think I'll add it to my holiday reading list :-)

Margo. said...

You're welcome guys. :)