Confessions of a Shopaholic.Confessions of a Shopaholic shop·a·hol·ic n. A person who shops compulsively or very frequently. Noun 1. shopaholic - a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain" Sophie Kinsella Bantam Bantam Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th century it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Dell New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0440241413 $6.99 350 pages I thought I had a shopping problem. Then I read Confessions of a Shopaholic. Becky Bloomwood, the main character, takes shopping to a whole new level, namely addiction. Although I have occasionally succumbed to the temptation of Prada handbags and Hermes scarves scarves n. A plural of scarf1. scarves Noun a plural of scarf1 , I haven't nearly bankrupted myself, at Becky has. Becky is a financial journalist who hates her job and shops way beyond her means. The item doesn't matter, she buys it all, from luggage to picture frames to journals and cookbooks The following is a list of cookbooks, sorted alphabetically by author's surname. This is not a list of external links to commercial sites; please list only cookbooks here. This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by [ expanding it]. . As she gets farther and farther into debt, it depresses her, so she shops to cheer herself up. Even her efforts to earn extra money end up costing her more than she makes. When everything crashes in around her, Becky hides out at her parents' house, inventing a cover story so they won't think she is a failure. But she has to come out of hiding to help a friend in need. Sophie Kinsella has done an excellent job of creating a really likeable like·a·ble adj. Variant of likable. Adj. 1. likeable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" likable, appealing, sympathetic , honest, realistic heroine. Becky makes friends easily at press launches and publicity events. She fibs a bit on her resume, which comes back to haunt her. She never realizes quite how high her credit card bill is until she opens it. She buys gifts for Guy from Accounting and others who are leaving for another job. And the story is not just about shopping. There is also friendship: her co-worker Elly, her roommate Suze, her parents' neighbors, and the lengths that friends would go to for each other. The story was unique and hilarious. I found myself alternating between laughter, the feeling of having been in Becky's shoes myself, and the desire to physically restrain her from spending any more money. This book is definitely a must-read for any woman who covets Kate Spade shoes and owns five pairs of black pants. You're in good company. This book is also great for frivolous summer reading on the beach or on an airplane. |
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