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The Undomestic Goddess |  | Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Seller: Blue Cloud Books
Rating:  356 reviews
Sales Rank: 23678
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 044024238X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780440242383
ASIN: 044024238X
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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Product Description
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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 I loved, loved, loved it! July 23, 2005
Danielle (Illinois)
80 out of 91 found this review helpful
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.
Wonderful! June 7, 2006
Donna K. (Long Island, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although Sophie Kinsella's protagonists often exasperate me, I found Samantha to be a much more likable and realistic character compared to Becky of the Shopaholic series. I certainly related to her feelings of getting out of the fast-paced rat race of her high powered career in the big city and finding happiness in a simpler life that allows for rewarding downtime. This story had more substance than the Shopaholic books too, as Samantha clears her name and restores her professional reputation, and then must face the dilemma of returning to her old life as expected of her, or following her heart. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the authors style of writing, especially the dialogue, is as funny and enjoyable as always, and makes the book move along smoothly with lots of laughing out loud!
Great Book March 2, 2006
Melanie Lowry (Portland, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've read everything Sophie Kinsella has written and this is one of my favorites. I found myself laughing out loud at some points. I can't wait untill her next one comes out.
Chick lit at its hysterical best!!! June 27, 2006
J. A. Northrop (Texas, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved all of Sophie Kinsella's other books and I couldn't wait to tear into this one! I was not disappointed. This book was witty, fun and utterly addictive....it begs to be read in one sitting....so I did!
Samantha Sweeting is a great character, with flaws that all humans possess, who does something that most of us probably wish we could at one point or another. The story was fast-paced, completely hilarious and in some points, sadly accurate. Kinsella's writing style is sparkling - her use of the character's inner monologue in little snippets makes me laugh out loud. I could pictures all of the scenes in this book translating into a fun movie!
If you are looking for something light and fun that will keep you laughing, pick up this book or anything else by Sophie Kinsella. I'm just waiting for her next masterpiece!
Good job, Sophie! February 9, 2007
Betty's girl (San Francisco, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was hooked on the Shopaholic series, but even though this is a departure from that, I would highly recommend it. Samantha finds herself being mistaken for a maid and ends up just going with it. Seems a bit unbelievable at first, but the Kinsella-logic of the situation and the humor make this a great story. I can't read enough of all the chick lit about love and work. Speaking of that, I just read another really entertaining book by newcomer Tracie Clayton. To Love and To Work follows Roberta Rubin from a consuming corporate job to a very unlikely new career and, of course, a new boyfriend.
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