The Undomestic Goddess
9 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Annkrozeika from Downham Market, Norfolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 17, 2006
"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?"
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I really liked this book and found it really hard to tear myself away and put it down. It is funny, heartwarming and romantic, too.
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This book went off on it's travels on 31 January 2006 to be passed around a ring of BookCrossers. The BookCrossers who took part were:
» Pawpads - UK
» Michelle1977 - UK
» Raeliz64 - UK
» Andthings - UK
» Beckerbuns - USA
» StrangeEmily - GREECE
» Charlieboots76 - UK
» Back to me, Annkrozeika - UK
This book returned home on 22 August 2006 and the bookring is now CLOSED.
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?"
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I really liked this book and found it really hard to tear myself away and put it down. It is funny, heartwarming and romantic, too.
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This book went off on it's travels on 31 January 2006 to be passed around a ring of BookCrossers. The BookCrossers who took part were:
» Pawpads - UK
» Michelle1977 - UK
» Raeliz64 - UK
» Andthings - UK
» Beckerbuns - USA
» StrangeEmily - GREECE
» Charlieboots76 - UK
» Back to me, Annkrozeika - UK
This book returned home on 22 August 2006 and the bookring is now CLOSED.
Journal Entry 2 by Annkrozeika at Controlled Release: posted to a fellow bookcrosser in Downham Market, Norfolk United Kingdom on Friday, February 3, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/31/2006 UTC) at Controlled Release: posted to a fellow bookcrosser in Downham Market, Norfolk United Kingdom
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Posted out to Pawpads on Tuesday 31st January. Hope you enjoy it Pawpads! :)
Posted out to Pawpads on Tuesday 31st January. Hope you enjoy it Pawpads! :)
Journal Entry 3 by pawpads from Gloucester, Gloucestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 11, 2006
I really enjoyed this book, and if I hadn't been so busy, could have easily finished it within a day or two.
A million times better than the Shopaholic books.
Thank you to Annkrozeika for letting me be part of this Bookring. I'll be sending this on to Michelle1977 on Monday.
A million times better than the Shopaholic books.
Thank you to Annkrozeika for letting me be part of this Bookring. I'll be sending this on to Michelle1977 on Monday.
Received this book today, thanks! I'm going on holiday tomorrow and am taking this book with me. Look forward to reading it!
What a GREAT read! Oooh I loved this book! I was really looking forward to reading it and it didn't disappoint me one bit! I loved Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series although I didn't enjoy the "& Sister" one as much as that previous ones. The main character in this book, Samantha, is a little more grown-up than Rebecca Bloomwood and that's what I really liked. Although she has the same naive twists that make you laugh out loud. In short, a lovely read!
I still can't quite believe though that the author is the same person who write the Madeleine Wickham books. Having said that, I always enjoy those as well, but they are so different.
Anyway, I already have Raeliz64's address and will mail the book to her on Saturday or Monday since I'm still on holiday in Canada at the moment.
Thanks to Annkrozeika for making a bookring out of this and sharing it with us!
I still can't quite believe though that the author is the same person who write the Madeleine Wickham books. Having said that, I always enjoy those as well, but they are so different.
Anyway, I already have Raeliz64's address and will mail the book to her on Saturday or Monday since I'm still on holiday in Canada at the moment.
Thanks to Annkrozeika for making a bookring out of this and sharing it with us!
Received the book today - thanks Michelle. I have a couple of books to read before this one, but I'll get to it as soon as I can.
Journal Entry 7 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Well this was the first Sophie Kinsella book I have read, but it certainly won't be the last - I really enjoyed it. A lovely feel-good book.
Journal Entry 8 by raeliz64 from Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Sent on to andthings today.
arrived safely yesterday, I plan to read this on the train to work this week.
I'm so sorry I had this so long I thought I had posted it already, I'll put it in the post on Tuesday to
beckerbuns as sunshinedreamr asked to be skipped.
I loved this book though, I read quite a lot of chick lit but this book really struck a cord with me. The way she is so cut off from life at the start of the book made me realise that is exactly what I am doing. I haven't been sat in a pub with mobile phones representing different friends but I can picture it far too easily.
I will be buying my own copy of this soon I think as it deserves more that one read through.
beckerbuns as sunshinedreamr asked to be skipped.
I loved this book though, I read quite a lot of chick lit but this book really struck a cord with me. The way she is so cut off from life at the start of the book made me realise that is exactly what I am doing. I haven't been sat in a pub with mobile phones representing different friends but I can picture it far too easily.
I will be buying my own copy of this soon I think as it deserves more that one read through.
This book arrived this past weekend. I will get to reading it ASAP! Thank you!
Journal Entry 12 by beckerbuns at surface mail in Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/12/2006 UTC) at surface mail in Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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The book is off to StrangeEmily!
The book is off to StrangeEmily!
I picked it up from my Post Box today three days before my two-week holiday starts! I haven't read a chick-lit book for 5 years at least, but now is the time! Thank you beckerbuns!
It's a well-written chick-lit novel, with humour. A good read for a lazy summer weekend in a city like Athens (I really enjoyed the description of an English garden).
The first 100 pages captured me, reminding me how unnatural life in the city is, in contrast with living in the countryside. But... when the story comes near to its end, it gets boring, at least for me. Fnially I felt like I was watching a Hollywood comedy, trying to find its way to the ending (happy or not- I am not going to spoil it) by repeating itself. Still, I have to say that the main character is very humane and her reactions very close to reality, and that kept me going!
I'm going off to the post to send it to Charlieboots76.
The first 100 pages captured me, reminding me how unnatural life in the city is, in contrast with living in the countryside. But... when the story comes near to its end, it gets boring, at least for me. Fnially I felt like I was watching a Hollywood comedy, trying to find its way to the ending (happy or not- I am not going to spoil it) by repeating itself. Still, I have to say that the main character is very humane and her reactions very close to reality, and that kept me going!
I'm going off to the post to send it to Charlieboots76.
Journal Entry 15 by Charlieboots76 from Ringwood, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Thankyou StrangeEmily, I recieved it a few days ago and have been a bit slow with the journaling, sorry. It is next on my list to read so should be back with Annkrozeika soon.
Journal Entry 16 by Charlieboots76 from Ringwood, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 12, 2006
I really enjoyed this book. I don't think I have read any by Sophie Kinsella before and I will definately look out for her in the future.
I hadn't really read the back of the book, I tend not too incase it ruins the story to much, and was nicely suprised to find that it is an UK based book, I get so fed up of reading American ones!
Thankyou Annkrozeika for setting up this great ring, if you pm me your address I will get it in the post next week.
I hadn't really read the back of the book, I tend not too incase it ruins the story to much, and was nicely suprised to find that it is an UK based book, I get so fed up of reading American ones!
Thankyou Annkrozeika for setting up this great ring, if you pm me your address I will get it in the post next week.
Journal Entry 17 by Charlieboots76 from Ringwood, Hampshire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 17, 2006
The book is going inthe post today, on its way back home :)
Thankyou!
Thankyou!
Journal Entry 18 by Annkrozeika from Downham Market, Norfolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Thank you Charlieboots76 for sending it safely home. And a really big thanks to all who have taken part, for keeping it moving in a timely fashion! This was the first bookring I hosted and I am so pleased that it didn't get stalled or lost anywhere along the way :o)
Annkrozeika x
Annkrozeika x
Journal Entry 19 by susanjayne from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 31, 2008
This book is a typical girl who has a hard working life and therefore has no private life, who finds love when not expecting it.A quick weekend read.
This book was given to me by the mother of my daughters boyfriend,Now I have read it I shall pass it on to my daughter.
This book was given to me by the mother of my daughters boyfriend,Now I have read it I shall pass it on to my daughter.
