The Undomestic Goddess
Books | Fiction / Humorous / General
3.8
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Sophie Kinsella
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?
Young Adult
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Author
Sophie Kinsella
Pages
384
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2005-07-19
ISBN
0440335620 9780440335627
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"A woman with a high-powered job in the City (London's financial district) wandered away from her job in what sounds to me (although I'm not in any way a psychologist) like a fugue state, into a random garden (the British term for what we in the USA would call a yard) and had a sit for a bit. Ah, relaxing. A man came running up: "Are you the new housekeeper? Come on, we have to get started." She thought ok, I just need to flick a dust rag and make some toast. I'm reading it, thinking, "Oh, no." 🤣
As the days go on, she starts to take more notice of him. Wow, he's dreamy. 🥰 But I really don't recall a Lot of spice in it. Just a little hint . "
Marinda Boydstun
"Great easy read! Love how the story unfolded."
Helen Ferridge
"Nice light read!"
Serene Queen 🦢
"Had me laughing out loud. The perfect book for a light read and a really good laugh! "
Jacquelyn Davies
"My all time favorite Kinsella book."
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Kim Newsom
"A fun, easy read! "
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Amanda D
"Mine too!!!"
Angela Zhang
"Totally fluffy…but the way a perfect cup of hot chocolate with fresh marshmallows is fluffy. I laughed a lot, I was deeply engaged and found it hard to put down, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Are the characters a bit flat? Absolutely. Is this total wish-fulfillment with stereotypes galore? YUP! <br/>But you know what? It takes skill to write something that is just thoroughly ENJOYABLE. This book is wholesome and fun and just what I needed while I’m feeling hormonally emotional and pregnant. Five stars for doing what it does, to a high degree of excellence. And…don’t read it for English class. Just enjoy it in one big gulp like the slurpee of books that it is :)"
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Teresa Prokopanko
"Hilarious laugh out loud silly fluff of a book. I needed a break from psychological thrillers. I think this is my favorite of Sophie Kinsella’s books "
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Elena
"Fun, easy reading!"
Sara DeZwaan