The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella

Are you a shopaholic? Do you have any of the following symptoms? 1) iI you have any money left at the end of your pay period/student loan do you have to spend it?? 2) Do you feel others would be horrified at your spending habits?? 3) Do you buy things when you cannot afford them? 4) Have you ever written a cheque when you knew you didn't have the money in your bank?? 5) Do you ever receive your Visa bill or bank statement, throw it in a drawer and forget its existence? 6) Have you ever bought anything to make yourself feel better? OR 7) Have you felt nervous or anxious on days when you didn't go ...

Sophie Kinsella stormed the book charts with this original, funny if a little too easy to relate to at times – debut novel. Its success sparked off a complete series of shopaholic books and there is now hardly anybody who hasn’t heard of the character ‘Rebecca Bloomwood’. But is its success deserved and what exactly is all the fuss about? Well, I finally got around to reading the first in the series after reading some of Kinsella’s newer books, and I’d definitely say that its success has been well deserved. *** The Plot *** Rebecca Bloomwood is a young, successful finance writer. Earning an OK amount of money, she enjoys nothing more ...

For those of you who haven't heard of the shopaholic series of books they are written by Sophie Kinsella, a writer and former financial journalist. She uses her experience as a financial journalist in this book which makes it more realistic. There are several books in the series but each can be read as a stand-alone book. They are probably what you would call chick-lit, I am not trying to be sexist but they probably won't appeal to many men! I enjoy reading this kind of book, I like a variety of books, I love Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma are among my favourites but I also like Maeve Binchy and now I can add Sophie ...