The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Fun Fact! Sophie Kinsella (who you probably know of as she is the author of those Confession of a Shopaholic books, which are great!) is a pen name!! Her real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham and she is described as a "chick lit" author and never a more appropriate title for her work.
As always her book focuses on a single female character in England. In this case London. (though I think all of them have been in London now that I think it over).
Meet Samantha Sweeting. Professional on top of the world Lawyer, workaholic extraordinaire!
Doesn't mind working 12-14 hours a day as long as she is in the running for the partnership at her law firm. Word on the street is that she is in for the job when she discovers an overlooked memo on her desk subsequentially losing a client 50 million quid.
Va-moose to the partnership and va-moose she goes. Right out of town. She winds up in the English countryside at a house where she is mistaken as someone interviewing for a housekeeping position and she gets the job! Despite the face she cant clean or cook of course.
Thus begins a very hilarious and most entertaining adventure of an almost hopeless city raised women (who thinks boiling eggs means microwaving them!) as she learns how to iron, bake bread, and learns what it is like to slow down and appreciate life for what it is.
Though as entertaining and light hearted as ever, it does raise the question of whether the city life of the modern society is actually all that it is hyped up to be or if the country life (or old fashioned type of living I suppose) is a more sustainable and healthy way to live. (and of course her super chunky sweet gardener lover she meets through all of this vs her not so hunky chunky STUPIDLY named coworker "Guy" just saying, not a cute name.) Yes yes yes Nathaniel. ;)
Not getting in to THAT argument!
Strongly recommended for a light girly read when you just want to pass the time chuckling now and then (though not so girly as a Nicholas Sparks).