My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

But Demeter only wants Cat to dye her roots for her, and when Cat tries to show her some of her designs, Demeter dismisses them and sends Cat outside to intercept Alex, a cute young guy with a tattoo on his wrist in his thirties who turns out to be Alex Astalis, the son of the agency’s owner. Cat, who grew up in the country on a dairy farm and had to learn to speak without an accent when she came to London, looks up to Demeter at the same time she fears her.ĭemeter asks Cat to come help her with something unusual in her office, and Cat is excited because she thinks that she might have an opportunity to do something more than the usual data work she does all day.

Her boss, Demeter, is fabulously wealthy and stylish. The commute takes over an hour and is largely unpleasant, but Cat does not mind because she loves London and she loves the branding agency where she works, Cooper Clemmow, even though she is the lowest person in the building. Nook Version.Ĭat commutes to work from her small apartment outside of London into the city. I loved it' Jojo Moyes 'A superb tale.The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Kinsella, Sophie. you'll laugh and gasp on every page' Jenny Colgan 'Properly mood-altering. And what's wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway? Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: 'I almost cried with laughter' Daily Mail 'Hilarious. But should she get revenge on the woman who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does Demeter - the woman who has everything - actually have such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common than it seems.

Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie sees her chance. She has to move home to Somerset, where she helps her dad with his new glamping business. But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren't they? Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn't really hers. THE HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANT BESTSELLER FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Sure to make you laugh out loud' Closer Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed.

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella