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Title: Usually a Fan, But Was Just Bored By This One
Review: I'm usually a fan of Kinsella's books as light, escapist romps. But this one just bored me. The plot can be summed up quite quickly (SPOILER ALERT - although honestly, you learn this much in the first 2 chapters) - Samantha is a hotshot London lawyer, makes a big mistake, and ends up in the country as a housekeeper. Much chaos ensues, as she has no domestic skills, and of course there is a love interest. I think the reasons this book doesn't work for me are 1) the 'country' setting is dull, compared to the hip, urban settings of most of Kinsella's books (the 'scene' is half the fun, usually), 2) the domestic chaos is not humorous but absurd (this woman got through law school?) and has all been done before on sitcoms (bad ones), and 3) the love interest is really dull.So, for me, this just didn't have the characteristics of the usual fun Kinsella romps. Oh well.
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