Recommendation:
- This book is perfect for someone who needs a lighthearted escape from reality. The story follows Samantha, a high-powered lawyer, who unexpectedly finds herself working as a housekeeper. The chaotic and humorous situations she gets herself into will have you laughing out loud and rooting for her in every step of her journey. Get ready for a heartwarming and entertaining read that will leave you wanting more.

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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.

She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven.

Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine...the ironing board...and attempts to cook a cordon bleu dinner.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 almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail
"Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan
"Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes
"A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat

Author: Sophie Kinsella
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 415
Publisher: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
Publication Date: 02 Jan 2006

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