In this all-too-true debut novel, Kinsella chronicles one woman\'s hilarious efforts to overcome her expensive--if stylish--addiction to shopping. -- Kirkus Reviews.
Kinsella has a light touch and puckish humor. . . . -- The Star-Ledger A have-your-cake-and-eat-it romp, done with brio and not a syllable of moralizing. -- People If a cr me br l e could be transmogrified into a book, it would be Confessions of a Shopaholic .
You won\'t have to shop around to find a more winning protagonist. . . . -- USA Today Kinsella\'s Bloomwood is plucky and funny. too good to pass up. . . hijinks worthy of classic I Love Lucy episodes . . .
Praise for Sophie Kinsella and Confessions of a Shopaholic A hilarious tale .
Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life--and the lives of those around her--forever. just a little something. . .
Her only consolation is to buy herself something .
But none of her efforts succeeds.
She tries cutting back.
And lately Becky\'s been chased by dismal letters from the bank--letters with large red sums she can\'t bear to read.
Her job writing at Successful Saving magazine not only bores her to tears, it doesn\'t pay much at all.
The only trouble is, she can\'t actually afford it--not any of it.
Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London\'s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season\'s must-haves.
The author has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a tale of our times and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens.
In this all-too-true debut novel, Kinsella chronicles one woman\'s hilarious efforts to overcome her expensive--if stylish--addiction to shopping
