Confessions of a shopaholic

310 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2001 by Delta Trade Paperbacks.

ISBN:: 978-0-385-33548-5

(1 review)

Meet Becky Bloomwood, America’s favorite shopaholic—a young woman with a big heart, big dreams…and just one little weakness.

Becky 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 only trouble is that she can't actually afford it—not any of it.

Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from the bank—letters with large red sums she can't bear to read—and they're getting ever harder to ignore.

She tries cutting back. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something....

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.

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3 stars

Rebecca Bloomwood is a journalist who is not quite sure if she should be writing advising people on their finances when she simply can't control hers. She feels better whenever she shops - so every problem she has makes her shop more, which brings her into a lot of debt. Now she only has two options: cutting back or making more money. Or maybe use her colourful imagination to keep her bank problems at bay?

I picked up this book after reading [b:I've Got Your Number|12033455|I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327956732s/12033455.jpg|16327730], which I really enjoyed and because everyone seemed to enjoy this series from the same author. It is a funny book and I was curious to see how it ended, but I couldn't feel any kind of sympathy towards Rebecca. Most of her problems were self-inflicted and I still think she got away too easily with lying so much. On …

Rebecca Bloomwood is a journalist who is not quite sure if she should be writing advising people on their finances when she simply can't control hers. She feels better whenever she shops - so every problem she has makes her shop more, which brings her into a lot of debt. Now she only has two options: cutting back or making more money. Or maybe use her colourful imagination to keep her bank problems at bay?

I picked up this book after reading [b:I've Got Your Number|12033455|I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327956732s/12033455.jpg|16327730], which I really enjoyed and because everyone seemed to enjoy this series from the same author. It is a funny book and I was curious to see how it ended, but I couldn't feel any kind of sympathy towards Rebecca. Most of her problems were self-inflicted and I still think she got away too easily with lying so much. On the other hand, I don't get a thing about clothes and should have thought of that before start reading this book. The story itself didn't develop much, and even though it's very easy to read I was actually expecting more.

Subjects

Bloomwood, Becky (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction
Shopping -- Fiction
Debt -- Fiction
Humorous stories
London (England) -- Fiction