The Undomestic Godess

The Undomestic Godess is a novel written by Sophie Kinsella. She works at Financial Times but she wrote many books that are best sellers. I read many of her books but I liked this book,The Undomestic Godess, in particular. This novel is a story about Samantha Sweeting. She works at a very prestigious law firm called Carter Sprink. Her ability to finish her tasks and work intellectually is admired by her colleagues. However, she works constantly and non-stop. Her life is very uptight. Forexample, she always has her blackberry next to her so she can check her emails. She reviews legal documents and writes reports. She can't stand wasting every second of her life;she was a perfectionist. Once, she was in a massage salon but she got out of there after 5 minutes. She also schedules her daily life every 6 minutes. Her life is all 'perfect' because she earns lots of money, works at a very prestigious lawfirm in London and graduated from Oxford. Even though her life seems perfect, she is disorganized. She has a messy office desk. Her house is a mess. However, one day, something happened to her. Samantha had a report to review, the Glazerbrooks, but she didn't review it before the deadline. As a matter of fact, the deadline was way over due. Samantha has a hard time acknowledging this because she is a perfectionist. She can't believe that she has lost more 5o million pounds. Now, she considers herself a failure. The law firm fires her from the firm. She can't think straight. So, she decides to ride any train and arrives at the last station. She goes into a random house and meets the Geiger family. The Geiger family recognizes Samantha as a housekeeper and pays Samantha. Samantha decides to work as a housekeeper because she wants to settle and calm herself. Samantha, an intelligent layer who doesn't know how to cook or clean, finds herself in a challenging position. She struggles to iron clothes and to cook. Then, Samantha meets a gardener. He is young and strong. His name is Nathaniel. Samantha gets friendly with Nathaniel and they soon like each other. Samantha learns how to cook delicious food because Nathaniel's mom teaches her. Samantha learns how to enjoy and relax in her spare time. She does something that she has never done before. She falls in love with Nathaniel. Later, the Geiger family finds out that Samantha used to be a lawyer. They are surprised because the Geiger family has always thought she was unintelligent and dumb. Carter Sprink finds out that Samantha is innocent;she has been wronged. Someone else was responsible for the report that was over due and he was trying to take advantage of her. Carter Sprink offers Samantha one of the highest positions in the law firm. However, if she chooses to accept the offer, she will lose everything. She will lose Nathaniel and her free time. Moreover, she will have to go back to her old life. Samantha finally makes the decision. I won't tell you guys how it ends. I personally enjoyed this book because it was like watching a movie. Even though this book took me two days to finish, it felt like I was watching a 2 hour movie. The image that is created in my head as I read this book looks so real. But I didn't like when the book dragged too much on particular parts of the story. I was actually extremely annoyed while I was reading because there were too many repetitive suspense. Other than that, the book was awesome.