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The Undomestic Goddess

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Random House Publishing Group, Jul 19, 2005 - Fiction - 374 pages
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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The plot and characterization were wonderful. - Goodreads
The ending was awful. - Goodreads
I unexpectedly enjoy her humorous writing style. - Goodreads
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Very unrealistic plot. - Goodreads
Very funny and light love story! - Goodreads

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User Review  - Debbie - Goodreads

Disgraced, runaway lawyer becomes housekeeper and finds the true meaning of life and love. Light reading, light on plot. Not as humorous as I'd hoped for. Read full review

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User Review  - Bronwyn - Goodreads

Fun, fun, fun! I read it so fast I sometimes had to go back to check who people were. The characters are boldly drawn and fit into my pre-conceptions well, with two exceptions. They helped provide the twist. Yes, there's a happy ending. Read full review

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About the author (2005)

Sophie Kinsella is a former financial journalist and the author of the bestselling novels Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic & Sister and Can You Keep a Secret? She lives in England, where she is at work on her next book.

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