The Undomestic Goddess
Written by Sophie Kinsella
Narrated by Katherine Kellgren
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
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.
Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella has written a number of bestsellers, including the Shopaholic series, Twenties Girl, Remember Me?, The Undomestic Goddess, and Can You Keep a Secret? Confessions of a Shopaholic was made into a major motion picture starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. Born in London, she studied at New College, Oxford. She lives in London with her husband and family.
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Reviews for The Undomestic Goddess
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was such an enjoyable book! The story is a little far fetched but I loved the humor and characters.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Obtained this title through the new Libby app from my local library as an audio book for a travel vacation. I highly recommend enjoying this very humorous book this way because the narrator is excellent and does all of the character voices and inflections expertly!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Read as part of my every-few-years reread of all of my fav Sophie Kinsella titles. And my previous review stands "Nathaniel is quite possibly Sophie Kinsella's best love interest."
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely Loved IT!!!!!!!!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hilariopus! The change from lawyer to housekeeper flowed realistically and I gave this to a friend the instant I was done so she could read it, too. I am planning on reading more of Sophie Kinsella now.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cute, entertaining read
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well, it was funny and I did enjoy it quite a bit, so I guess it's a win.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Samantha is a single overworked woman with no social life whatsoever. Even her family can't make time for her because they're just as overworked as she is. It's not a pretty picture.
Then life changes dramatically: No longer a lawyer, she suddenly finds herself a housekeeper cooking and cleaning for a married couple. The irony? She can't even sew a button or boil water.
It's a cute book that serves as a reminder that life is meant to be enjoyed with people you love. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun frothy chick lit
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is one of Ms. Kinsella's better stories. Samantha is a character who is so focused on a goal that she has lost touch (if she ever was in touch) with what she really wants and needs. What I enjoyed most about this story was the emotion - when Samantha runs away from her life in shame, I could feel her confusion and pain. When Samantha begins to come to terms with the reality of the life she has been living, the conflict between her anger and her peace is very real. The choices Samantha has to make are real and difficult and it is a joy to watch her figure out what she really wants.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Delightful, hilarious, magical, delicious, sexy. Loved it!.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Very fun and couldn't put it down!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Typical chick lit book, but entertaining.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For anyone who has dreamed of just running out on a messy life and starting a new one, a fantastic book. I got swept up in it, also probably because it's English and I liked the accent of the woman who read it (audio). It was a lazy, dreamy, perhaps somewhat more romantic than most, good getting out of your head kind of book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Well I think it was pretty bad but I am probably alone in this opinion.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this book. I thought it started out slow and at the beginning, I wasn't too sure if I'd like it at all but it quickly picked up pace and after about 100 pages, I couldn't put it down. Once Samantha left the city and went to the countryside, I felt I could finally connect with her character and she seemed much more real than she had at the very start. I loved reading about all her adventures as she attempted to act as a housemaid and I really enjoyed watching the story unfold. I thought all the characters were very enjoyable and the story was really fun. Overall, it was a pretty good, entertaining read.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I was looking for some fluff, something with a sense of humor. This wasn't it. The book blurb makes it sound like fun. The cutesy-cover makes it look like fun. The tone of the writing make it sound like fun. I found no fun.
I listened to 75 minutes of the 6.5 hour CD version of the book; during that time I didn't find a character that I was remotely interested in, nor did I ever crack a smile (even an inward one). Seriously, if you're supposed to be clever, funny, or even mildly witty, don't you think you ought to put some of that stuff in the first 20% of the book?
I'm sure someone out there thinks this writer's stuff is hilarious. Wow, I SO did not. ::yawn:: - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A quick fun read, totally unbelievable but it's a great escape. I don't read a lot of chick lit but this one was fun.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the story of Samantha Sweeting arriving in life. She has been a high-power attorney, and thought it was the only life for her, but when life throws her a curve ball, she suddenly sees that there is a lot she has been missing. I didn't expect to like this, but it was just the fluff I needed to get me out of a bad reading mood. The author has a way of not glorifying Samantha. We see her with all of her short-comings and bad behaviours, yet she is still likable. We root for her. We want her to find out that she is a marvelous woman on her own. The characters around her are very lifelike, in fact, I think I have met them all. The only thing I couldn't get a handle on was the house she worked in. It seemed to have no set shape and rooms and garden spaces seemed to pop up randomly as needed. There is strong language in the story, and of course an afternoon of sex, although it is mercifully discreet in description.I like the way this story plays off the images of feminism and domesticity, when all Samantha really wants is to relax and enjoy her life. That is exactly what I wanted from this book, to relax, and it met that goal admirably.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A perfect chick-lit book. Simply, brain-candy. Funny and cute with not a lot of surprises it was a fun read. There was a lot of flip-flopping when it came to Samantha (Will I? Won't I? Should I? No....but maybe I should..") that started getting a tad old by the end...especially when you know what she's going to end up doing and just want her to do it instead of wasting time. Even still, it was fun to read and a story where you feel a little sad when you reach the end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fluff book, but fun to read. Very similar in feel to Kinsella's other stories. Nothing to write home about but good beach read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5High powered lawyer is fired from her prestigious firm and takes a job as a housekeeper and learns how to cook, clean, relax, and enjoy herself. It's a stretch that someone doesn't know how to do anything at all but she learns and in a couple of weeks she's a gourmet cook. Quit, fun read to listen to while walking.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Every time I come across one of Sophie Kinsella's books I pick it up although I know it probably will disappoint me. This one was no different. In the beginning it was very funny, Sophie Kinsella is very good at setting scenes and describing the most awkward situations with so much humour that I just have to laugh out loud. The little household struggles are so relatable and haven't we all at times wanted to buy a new machine just because figuring out the old one is just too hard? As the story progressed though, the awkward situations became tedious and I found myself skipping large descriptive sections to move ahead in the narrative. The realism gets lost somewhere along the way and I could find no satisfaction in the fairytale ending. But at least I finished it, which is more than can be said of the other Kinsella books I tried.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Aside from the shopaholic series, this might be my favorite Sophie Kinsella book to date! I loved the characters; you fall in love with Samantha Sweeting from the first page. If you like a light, romantic read, you will love this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5From the first chapter I couldn't contain my laughter with this fun book. Great relaxation day book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Entertaining story about a high-strung London lawyer's fall from grace, a definite feel-good read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A lovely story that reminds us that we should enjoy the little things in life because they're the only ones that matter.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This bok was pretty good, it had an interesting storyline. However, at times it is a little slow.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I took a cooking lesson in making Italian bread afer reading this book. And still enjoy the making the dough, waiting for the yeast to work, and enjoying the bread. A nice story.