In this edition with the original cover of the bestseller that inspired the film starring Isla Fisher and John Lithgow, follow Becky's adventures between window shopping, credit card billing, and, to top it all off, finding a new love.
Rebecca Bloom is a London girl with a bad habit: she's a compulsive shopper. Despite being a financial journalist, she can't control her own finances. Deep in debt, she's constantly running from her bank manager and searching for contrived ways to pay her credit card bills. And she still finds time to fall in love. A very entertaining book that paints a portrait of almost every woman we know.
"Why did I write Confessions of a Shopaholic? Because as soon as the character, an extraordinary compulsive shopper, came to mind, I liked her so much that I had to write. I had to create situations for her, share her with other people. (...)
There are a few things about Becky that set her apart from the average consumer. The first is that she's incredibly in debt. She has a love-hate relationship with her bank manager and does everything she can to avoid seeing him, coming up with increasingly lame excuses. The second is that, despite the mess she makes with her own money, she earns a living as a financial journalist. Or, as she puts it: "She's paid to tell other people what to do with their money."
Rebecca isn't just a materialistic trinket. She's sensitive, caring, and extremely optimistic. She knows she has a problem and works hard to improve, even if the results aren't what she expected. Meanwhile, she gets into various scrapes to avoid the bank, impress the sexy Luke Brandon, and keep her job. - Sophie Kinsella