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The Undomestic Goddess

Sophie Kinsella author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:2nd Jan '06

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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.

'Funny, fast and farcical. I loved it' JOJO MOYES

The hilarious romantic comedy from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie Kinsella

Samantha thrives under pressure. A high-powered London lawyer, all she can concentrate on is taking the next step in her career; eating, sleeping, seeing friends – even taking a breath – will have to wait.

But just when she’s about to get everything she has ever wanted, Samantha makes a mistake. A fifty-million-pound, career-destroying mistake. Unable to face the consequences, she does the unimaginable and runs away…

Catching the first train she can, she finds herself in the countryside, outside a beautiful grand house. Mistaken for another woman, she falls into a new job as the family’s housekeeper.

Disaster ensues. In a blink, her life has shifted from writing briefs to washing them – and she has no idea how to work the washing machine. Let alone the oven. A former master of the takeaway menu, she’s now expected to whip up fine cuisine.

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?

***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA: *****

'I couldn’t put it down.' LOUISE PENTLAND (SprinkleofGlitter)

'I almost cried with laughter' DAILY MAIL

'Life doesn't get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel' RED

'Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page' JENNY COLGAN

A deliciously sweet story of new horizons and burgeoning love, this is Kinsella escapism at its finest. * Good Housekeeping *
A delightful comedy of errors from the funniest female writer around * Company *
A top summer read * Sun *
Witty role-swap comedy * Grazia *
Hilariously chaotic * Sunday Express *

  • Short-listed for British Book Awards: Popular Fiction Award 2006

ISBN: 9780552772747

Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 26mm

Weight: 293g

432 pages