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Shopaholic Abroad

Author: Sophie Kinsella
Creator: Emilia Fox
Publisher: Corgi Audio
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

82 reviews
Sales Rank: 318347

Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.9

ISBN: 1846579023
EAN: 9781846579028
ASIN: 1846579023

Publication Date: June 6, 2006
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Also Available In:

•	Paperback - Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Summer Display Opportunity)
•	Mass Market Paperback - Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
•	Paperback - Shopaholic Abroad

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

Customer Reviews: Read 77 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Another great shopaholic book!!! March 17, 2008
I loved this book from the first moment i started reading it. Again, as are all the others, this is funny and witty. I can relate to Becky as im sure can most women, and i think thats why they are all so funny. I would definatley recommend this book.

5 out of 5 stars

she is just great February 4, 2008
i love any of sophie kinsella books!They are full of humour and after reading all the shopaholic books three times or more i feel becky bloomwood is a really amusing friend.
all her other books do not fail either .I have read them all more than once and still enjoy them - they are my comfort blanket!
my only moan is that sophie does not write books fast enough!

5 out of 5 stars

Overall this was a really good book February 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Becky and her boyfriend Luke are moving to New York so he can set up a new office there, and Becky's shopping gets out of hand again, creating disaster. It's not a complicated book at all. But that's not a bad thing -- this is a terrific book to curl up in bed with, or to take to the beach with you. I found myself laughing out loud a great deal more than the first. Becky's attempts to sneak in her purchases without anyone seeing are hilarious, and something I could relate to. Her experience at the wedding of an old family friend was also true to life (on a bigger scale, obviously -- you have to read it to understand). I thought Becky was much more well developed and I liked her a great deal more in this book. She still lies, but somehow her lies don't seem quite as awful. She has more confidence and she takes charge of her life more -- I really liked how she handled herself when everything fell apart. I like Luke, although he still could've used more depth. Overall this was a really good book that I think most women would enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars

Overall this was a really good book October 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Becky and her boyfriend Luke are moving to New York so he can set up a new office there, and Becky's shopping gets out of hand again, creating disaster. It's not a complicated book at all. But that's not a bad thing -- this is a terrific book to curl up in bed with, or to take to the beach with you. I found myself laughing out loud a great deal more than the first. Becky's attempts to sneak in her purchases without anyone seeing are hilarious, and something I could relate to. Her experience at the wedding of an old family friend was also true to life (on a bigger scale, obviously -- you have to read it to understand). I thought Becky was much more well developed and I liked her a great deal more in this book. She still lies, but somehow her lies don't seem quite as awful. She has more confidence and she takes charge of her life more -- I really liked how she handled herself when everything fell apart. I like Luke, although he still could've used more depth. Overall this was a really good book that I think most women would enjoy. If you missed reading Tino Georgiou's masterful novel--The Fates, I'd highly recommend reading it. Truly an enjoyable read.

5 out of 5 stars

my first Sophie Kinsella Book and I loved it September 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I got this book free with some mag and read it in no time at all. I even finished it before I read the magazine it came with. Laugh out loud is all I have to say. Highly recommended.