The Undomestic Goddess is Sophie Kinsella's second "stand-alone" novel, first published in the UK by Bantam Press in July 2005, and later in the US by Dial Press Trade Paperback in April 2006.
Plot Samantha Sweeting is a workaholic lawyer. After a mental breakdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train at Paddington station, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Sweeting knocks on the doors of a well-kept manor where she is mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as a housekeeper. The employers are unaware of her true identity. Severely ill-equipped, Sweeting realises she has no relevant experience and is wholly unsuited to the role. She manages to cope, learns housekeeper skills and eventually finds love.
References
External links Sophie Kinsella, UK Website Sophie Kinsella, US Website http://www.sophiekinsella.co.uk/books/stand-alone-novels/The-Undomestic-Goddess