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Release Date: May 2 2006

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?

From the Hardcover edition.

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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?

From the Hardcover edition.

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Audio CD
Publisher: Random House Audio; Abridged edition (May 2 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 073933347X
ISBN-13: 978-0739333471
Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 2.5 x 15.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 136 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #649,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From Publishers Weekly

Samantha Sweeting, the 29-year-old heroine of Kinsella's latest confection (after Shopaholic Sister), is on the verge of partnership at the prestigious London law firm Carter Spink—the Holy Grail of her entire workaholic life. But when she finds she has made a terrible, costly mistake just before the partnership decision, she's terrified of being fired. In a fog, she stumbles out of the building and onto the nearest train, which drops her in the countryside, where she wanders to a stately home. The nouveau riche lady of the house mistakes her for the new housekeeper—and Samantha is too astonished to correct her. Numb and unable to face returning to London, Samantha tries to master the finer points of laundry, cooking and cleaning. She discovers that the slow life, her pompous but good-hearted employers and the attentions of the handsome gardener, Nathaniel, suit her just fine. But her past is hard to escape, and when she discovers a terrible secret about her firm—and when the media learns that the former legal star is scrubbing toilets for a living—her life becomes more complicated than ever. If readers can swallow the implausible scenario, then Kinsella's genuine charm and sweet wit may continue to win her fans. (July)
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From Booklist

Fans of Kinsella's popular Shopaholic series will find the author in fine form here in her second stand-alone tale, following Can You Keep a Secret? (2004). Samantha Sweeting, an ambitious lawyer on the fast track to becoming a partner at her prestigious law firm, is horrified to discover an overlooked memo on her desk that ends up costing a client 50 million pounds. In a daze, Samantha hops a train and finds herself in the country. She walks up to the first house she sees and knocks on the door, intending to inquire about the nearest hotel, but Trish Geiger mistakes her for the new housekeeper. Still in shock, Samantha decides to go along with Trish and her husband, Eddie's, mistake, despite the fact that she has no domestic skills. Happily, she is aided by the handsome gardener, Nathaniel. He helps her forget about her London law firm, until she makes a startling discovery. Another charming winner from the delightful Kinsella. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Kinsella July 28 2005

By Tanya L. Schaub - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Audio Cassette

As usual I enjoyed this book by SK. I enjoy all of her books especially the Shopaholic series. This one continues her style of a fun fast paced story with a bit of the unreal thrown in.

One thing that bothered me about this one is that her family falls off the face of the earth. If she was in the trouble she was in one would have thought she would have at least gotten a call from her Mother the Barrister. But, that may have been a function of an abridged audio version.

Samantha is a riot learning to cook. I love the fact that she ends up taking lessons so that she can stop buying the food she is serving her employers. I also like the fact that she has to learn all of these things very quickly and decided that if she can be a lawyer she can definitely be a domestic.

SK also hits it right on the head when portraying "fair weather friends" as well as the friends that are true, suck as Lady Freya.

If you are a fan of chick lit this is another must read/listen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Although a weak story line, characters were strongly developed Sep 5 2005

By J. Yang - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book does not provide a good story, as expected. Her "Shopaholic" book was much better. The book was entertaining, but story lacked depth and complexity.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Audio 5cd abrid. Fun fluffy chick lit book Aug 21 2008

By Barbara Lane - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Samantha is a high powered lawyer who is happily working her way up towards a partnership then everything goes wrong at work and she runs off to the country. She is mistaken for someone applying for a live-in housekeepers job. Samantha needs somewhere to stay and maybe she could hid here for a while. Housework she hates and is not good at.

A funny, romantic, light story. A solicitor client of mine said she had already read it, loved it and loved all of the Sophie Kinsella series.
So even solicitors appreciate this story.

A light sunday afternoon read at the beach or infront of the log fire.

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