Confessions of a Shopaholic

MillionsofreadershavecometoadoreNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorSophieKinsella'sirrepressibleheroine.MeetBeckyBloomwood,America'sfavoriteshopaholic–ayoungwomanwithabigheart,bigdreams…andjustonelittleweakness.BeckyhasafabulousflatinLondon'strendiestneighborhood,atroupeofglamoroussocialitefriends,andaclosetbrimmingwiththeseason'smust-haves.Theonlytroubleisthatshecan'tactuallyaffordit–notanyofit.HerjobwritingatSuccessfulSavingsnotonlyboreshertotears,itdoesn'tpaymuchatall.AndlatelyBecky'sbeenchasedbydismallettersfromthebank–letterswithlargeredsumsshecan'tbeartoread–andthey'regettingeverhardertoignore.Shetriescuttingback.Butnoneofhereffortssucceeds.Becky'sonlyconsolationistobuyherselfsomething...justalittlesomething...FinallyastoryarisesthatBeckyactuallycaresabout,andherfront-pagearticlecatalyzesachainofeventsthatwilltransformherlife–andthelivesofthosearoundher–forever.SophieKinsellahasbrilliantlytappedintoourcollectiveconsumerconsciencetodeliveranovelofourtimes–andaheroinewhogrowsstrongereverytimesheweakens.Becky'shilariousschemestopaybackherdebtsareasendearingastheyaredesperate.Her"confessions"aretheperfectpick-me-upwhenlifeishanginginthe(bank)balance.