Synopses & Reviews
& #8220; This expensive, glossy world is where I& #8217; ve been headed all along. Limos and flowers; waxed eyebrows and designer clothes from Barneys. These are my people; this is where I& #8217; m meant to be.& #8221; < br=""> & #8211; Becky Bloomwood< br=""> < br=""> Universally beloved by readers, Sophie Kinsella& #8217; s national bestseller, < b=""> Confessions of a Shopaholic<> , introduced the irrepressible one-woman shopping phenomenon, Becky Bloomwood. Now, in this hilarious follow-up, Becky and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic....< br=""> < br=""> With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky& #8217; s biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to & #8220; pack light.& #8221; But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he& #8217; s moving to New York for business& #8211; and he asks Becky to go with him < br=""> < br=""> Before you can say & #8220; Prada sample sale, & #8221; Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores. < br=""> < br=""> Surely it& #8217; s only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky& #8217; s bills miles away in London. < br=""> < br=""> But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line < b=""> Shopaholic Takes Manhattan<> & #8211; but will she have to return it?
Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life . . . " Sophie] Kinsella's Bloomwood is plucky and funny. . . . You won't have to shop around to find a more winning protagonist."--People
With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky Bloomwood's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. That is, until Luke announces he's moving to New York for business--and he asks Becky to go with him Before you can say "Prada sample sale," Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores.
Surely it's only a matter of time until Becky becomes an American celebrity. She and Luke will be the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky's bills an ocean away in London. But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line. Becky may have taken Manhattan--but will she have to return it?
Praise for Sophie Kinsella and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
"A laugh-a-minute read."--Glamour (U.K.)
"Faster than a swiping Visa, more powerful than a two-for-one coupon, able to buy complete wardrobes in a single sprint through the mall--it's Shopaholic "--The Washington Post
"Kinsella has a genuine gift for comic writing."--The Boston Globe
Synopsis
“This expensive, glossy world is where Ive been headed all along. Limos and flowers; waxed eyebrows and designer clothes from Barneys. These are my people; this is where Im meant to be.”
-Becky Bloomwood
Universally beloved by readers, Sophie Kinsellas national bestseller, Confessions of a Shopaholic, introduced the irrepressible one-woman shopping phenomenon, Becky Bloomwood. Now, in this hilarious follow-up, Becky and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic....
With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Beckys biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to “pack light.” But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces hes moving to New York for business-and he asks Becky to go with him!
Before you can say “Prada sample sale,” Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores.
Surely its only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Beckys bills miles away in London.
But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan-but will she have to return it?
Synopsis
Sophie Kinsella is the author of the bestselling Shopaholic series, as well as the novels Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, and Wedding Night. She lives in England.
Synopsis
This slip-cased box set includes one copy each of Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot.
About the Author
Sophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist, and her visits to New York are of a purely cultural nature. She lives in England.
Author Q&A
What is your secret vice? Eating cookies a handful at a time.
What is your favorite time of day?
I love lazy mornings, lying in bed and thinking about the day ahead. But with two small children, I don't get many of them!
How do you indulge yourself when you need a pick me up?
Head to the shops and buy myself a treat!! Or else I take a long bath with Jo Malone bath oil.
What was your most memorable date (good or bad)?
On my eighteenth birthday I had dinner planned with my (then) boyfriend. We got to the restaurant and a whole bunch of friends were there to surprise me. The relationship didn't last but I'll always the remember the party!
What do you appreciate most in your friends?
I appreciate their loyalty, humour and sense of fun.
What woman in history do you admire the most?
Emmeline Pankhurst, who led the suffrage movement. It seems incredible now that women didn't have the vote, it's something we all just take for granted. But it wouldn't have happened without brave women like her.
What was your worst job?
As a financial journalist on the magazine Pensions World, having to write the most boring articles in the world!
What would your theme song be?
'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge. It's such an upbeat, optimistic song, plus I'm very close to all my family, especially my two sisters.
What is your favorite quote?
'I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after.' Oscar Wilde
If you weren't a writer, what career would you choose?
I studied music and would have loved to have been a singer-songwriter.
What actress would you want to play you in a movie?
Sandra Bullock as she is so funny and human and has long dark hair like me. It would be a very boring movie though as writers basically just sit in front of a computer... and write!
What scene in your own books are you most surprised you wrote?
The entire ending of Shopaholic Ties The Knot - as when I first started writing it I had no idea how I would get Becky out of her mess!
From the Paperback edition.