Author of the bestselling Shopaholic novels Sophie Kinsella has delighted readers around the globe with her all-too-human characters caught in an array of zany dilemmas. In that spirit, The Undomestic Goddess tells the fast-paced, riotously funny tale of a high-powered corporate lawyer who trades legal torts for fresh-baked tortes in the riskiest career move of her life. Samantha Sweeting has always been a workaholic; she can’t even enjoy a massage unless her BlackBerry is within reach. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she has risen to the top of London’s legal circles by devoting every ounce of her energy to a prestigious law firm. But just as she discovers she’s been made a partner, she also discovers that she has seemingly made a mistake so huge, it will ruin her career, and cost the firm millions. Going into utter meltdown, she boards a train bound for anywhere. Dazed and ashamed, she finds herself on the streets of a charming country town and stops to ask for help at a big, beautiful house. In a brilliant comedy of errors, she’s mistaken for a job applicant and is soon offered employment as a housekeeper. Samantha accepts the job–even though she barely knows how to boil water. She doesn’t know how to run a vacuum cleaner, sew on a button, turn on an oven, or poach an egg. How long will she be able to fool her new bosses? That depends on whether a handsome gardener named Nathaniel is willing to keep her secret. A refreshing novel about finding a life to love, and finding a loved one to share it with, The Undomestic Goddess is boiling over with delights.The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading of Sophie Kinsella’s The Undomestic Goddess. We hope they will enrich your experience of this witty and endearing novel.
Author of the bestselling Shopaholic novels Sophie Kinsella has delighted readers around the globe with her all-too-human characters caught in an array of zany dilemmas. In that spirit, The Undomestic Goddess tells the fast-paced, riotously funny tale of a high-powered corporate lawyer who trades legal torts for fresh-baked tortes in the riskiest career move of her life. Samantha Sweeting has always been a workaholic; she can’t even enjoy a massage unless her BlackBerry is within reach. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she has risen to the top of London’s legal circles by devoting every ounce of her energy to a prestigious law firm. But just as she discovers she’s been made a partner, she also discovers that she has seemingly made a mistake so huge, it will ruin her career, and cost the firm millions. Going into utter meltdown, she boards a train bound for anywhere. Dazed and ashamed, she finds herself on the streets of a charming country town and stops to ask for help at a big, beautiful house. In a brilliant comedy of errors, she’s mistaken for a job applicant and is soon offered employment as a housekeeper. Samantha accepts the job–even though she barely knows how to boil water. She doesn’t know how to run a vacuum cleaner, sew on a button, turn on an oven, or poach an egg. How long will she be able to fool her new bosses? That depends on whether a handsome gardener named Nathaniel is willing to keep her secret. A refreshing novel about finding a life to love, and finding a loved one to share it with, The Undomestic Goddess is boiling over with delights.The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading of Sophie Kinsella’s The Undomestic Goddess. We hope they will enrich your experience of this witty and endearing novel.