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Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic Abroad will prove a big treat for fans of The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic with the irrepressible Rebecca Bloomwood, the financial journalist with the stratospheric credit card bills, returning to the high streets. But things have changed for the impulsive shopper: "I'm a completely different person from the old Becky. I'm a reformed character. I haven't even got an overdraft!" Her high-flying boyfriend Luke has got a job in America and Becky's going with him to the land of "yellow taxi cabs and skyscrapers, and Woody Allen and Breakfast at Tiffanys"; she's also got the possibility of a television slot advising viewers on money matters. Of course New York also has department stores, lots of them:
There's always that buzz as you push open the door, that hope, that belief that this is going to be the shop of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever wanted, at magically low prices.And Rebecca starts to indulge in the poetry of purchasing. Unfortunately she's brought down to earth with a bump, the light and glitter and the voices telling her she was the next big thing are an illusion, her debts are still scary and her boyfriend hates her. So it's back to England for Becky, for an inventive denouement and a delayed happy ending.
This is a hugely engaging novel. The breathless pace speeds you through the story, and Becky's character is so funny and feckless that you'll be laughing out loud, while turning a blind eye to your own credit card bill. This is a must-read for retail therapy addicts everywhere. --Eithne Farry
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Sophie Kinsella is a number one international bestselling writer and former financial journalist. She lives in London with her husband and family. She is also the author of several bestselling novels under the name of Madeleine Wickham, all published by Black Swan.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Becky Bloomwood is off to Manhattan, and if you liked 'CONFESSIONS' I promise you will not be disappointed by this second installment!
When her boyfriend Luke has to travel to New York City where his firm is opening a new office for a few weeks Becky is ecstatic that he has offered to take her along. There relationship had been going great and this is another step forward. Not to mention all of the great shopping opportunities in the big city...Barney's, Saks, sample sales...even the museums have stores! Since according to Becky the money you spend overseas really doesn't count she feels free to go crazy, and in her usual fashion, she does. But when Luke gets wind of her excessive spending their relationship becomes in serious jeopardy.
When her boyfriend Luke has to travel to New York City where his firm is opening a new office for a few weeks Becky is ecstatic that he has offered to take her along. There relationship had been going great and this is another step forward. Not to mention all of the great shopping opportunities in the big city...Barney's, Saks, sample sales...even the museums have stores! Since according to Becky the money you spend overseas really doesn't count she feels free to go crazy, and in her usual fashion, she does. But when Luke gets wind of her excessive spending their relationship becomes in serious jeopardy.
'SHOPAHOLIC TAKES MANHATTAN' is another riotously funny book in the 'SHOPAHOLIC' series. Be careful where you read this one because you will be laughing out loud for sure!
493 of 514 people found the following review helpful
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i think this is the american name for the same book 'shopaholic abroad'
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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After being recommended the 'Shopaholic' series by my sister I bought all four books. I have just finished 'Shopaholic Abroad' and absolutely loved it! I enjoyed 'Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic' but found it took a while to get into (though was worth it) but this book just jumps into Becky's madness straight away and by chapter one I was hooked. I just couldn't put it down and finished it in one day!
At times you really want to scream at Becky to stop shopping but you find yourself rooting for her nonetheless! And the part at the wedding made me squirm in my seat in sympathy for her as well as laugh out loud.
The book has some really great twists and turns and the ending was great. So many books are let down by the ending but this book does not dissapoint and made me want start 'Shopaholic ties the knot' straight away.
I would definately recommend these books, but if you buy them all in one go like I did, I wouldnt read the blurbs on the back before you start reading the first one as it give's a little bit away.
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Loved it!
If you've loved all the shopaholic books then you won't be dissappointed with this offering from Sophie Kinsella. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Zara
Great book nice new covers
I didn't own this book but had read it ages ago so wanted to collect the full set.
Its a great fun read and the cover is so pretty! Read more
Its a great fun read and the cover is so pretty! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rory Bear
Publishers are getting too cunning!!
I bought this book years ago, forgot all about it, and when I saw this book advertised it looked like it was something completely new - until I read the description. Read more
Published 2 months ago by sailing richard
Poor Description
Bought this as a gift as said new release but it is not. An old book with new cover very annoying!!!!. Have returned.
Published 2 months ago by SCOTT LAFFERTY
shopaholic abroad
i have also just purchased this book on the release date for my wife to find out it is an old book.
very disappointed!!
very disappointed!!
Published 2 months ago by Ray
Re-release from 2001!
Warning - take note! I bought this for my wife on release in early March 2012 thinking it was the latest in the series. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MMB
Because there just aren't enough shops at home...
I read this for the first time when it was published but recently decided to read them again.
This book follows Becky as she goes to New York, as her boyfriend (Luke) is... Read more
This book follows Becky as she goes to New York, as her boyfriend (Luke) is... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Rucroft
Such a good read!!!!
This book is fantastically written, just as good if not better than the first book of the series. I'm so glad I found Sophie Kinsella's books, i'm now on book 4 of the series,... Read more
Published 6 months ago by cwally
Kinsella does it again!
This book contains the same humour and laughs as the first book and it's pretty predictable at most points, but it's still a really enjoyable light read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Rita
Another great book in the Shopaholic series, will have the reader laughing out in places as Becky gets herself in and out of tricky situations.
Published 7 months ago by Rita
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