How
I wish I could be someone like Samantha Sweeting (maybe in a parallel
universe). You see, at twenty-nine, she has a very high-powered career
as a top lawyer in London. She has no social life whatsoever; her mom
and brother don't even bother to show up on her birthday, thus no home
life to speak of; and all she cares about really is to get ahead and
become a partner at their firm.
All this pressure and adrenaline rush
finally came to crash down upon her when she made one little mistake
that costs the company millions of pounds. Shattered, devastated and in
shambles, she boarded a train and found herself lost in a small suburb
in London where she was mistaken to be an applicant for a a housekeeper.
Imagine?!
A top lawyer turned housekeeper! She took the job with no
single clue how to run a household, do the laundry , let alone boil an
egg! But since she knows she has lost the greatest dream of her life,
what else can she do? She knows she's smart. She figures she can pull
this little con off. She may have deceived her employers but her
subtle ways didn't come unnoticed by the gardener. It could be a bit
unreal but Sophie Kinsella was able to pull this one off. In the
process, Samantha found something she never thought she could ever yearn
for. And it does not only include learning how to cook gourmet dishes
or doing other household chores, but she also learns how to fall in love
in the most surprising way. It's a fun read!
This book is perfect for anyone who has ever had as much as they can take of their job...the protagonist is such a likeable character, and you are pulling for her the whole time. It also has a surprising twist here or there. If you like chick-lit, you will be in love with this book.
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