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DescriptionSamantha 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? Promotion info18-Copy dumpbin. Double-sided poster. Tube of 2 double-sided streamers. AwardsShortlisted for British Book Awards: Popular Fiction Award 2006. Reviews'A delightful comedy of errors from the funniest female writer around' - Company. 'Definitely full of laughs' - New Woman. 'Witty role-swap comedy' - Grazia. 'Another rib-tickler from the author of the Shopaholic series' - OK Magazine Author descriptionSophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist. She is the number one bestselling author of the hugely popular Shopaholic novels as well as Can You Keep a Secret?. She lives with her family in London, and her housekeeping and cooking skills are legendary. |