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"Confessions of a
Shopaholic: A Novel"
Sophia Kinsella
Random House
With her credit cards at their max and her
bank accounts sitting on empty, 20-something
Becky Bloomwood is super trendy, possesses
the season’s hottest fashions, lives in a hip flat
in the heart of London and is always buying her
friends the most fabulous gifts.
Offered a large line of credit from a London
bank soon after graduating from college, Becky
realizes that shopping can be quite addictive
and at times rather therapeutic.
Ironically, Bloomwood works for a financial
magazine writing articles about topics that not
only does she not like, but she actually doesn’t
really understand.
If she is down about a relationship gone
badly or a Visa bill she can't pay, a great new
coat, cashmere sweater, pointy-toed pair of
boots and some monogrammed luggage is sure
to ease her worries. Or does it?
Any woman who has irrationally purchased
some fabulous shirt or new pair of shoes can
relate well to Becky. Unlike Becky, however,
most women usually realize they can neither
afford the purchase, nor do they have anything
to wear with it. In fact, it may be helpful to look
up the exchange rate for dollars and pounds to
comprehend just how much Becky is really
spending.
Sophie Kinsella, through her fictional char
acter Becky, will make readers want to manage
their money better and help this poor girl man
age hers as well.
There are 310 pages of Becky dodging
lenders and becoming friends with her banker
in the most hilarious of ways. “Confessions of a
Shopaholic” is laugh-out-loud funny and has a
delightful British twist. In short, this is a novel
that will leave readers begging for more.
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—Laura Young
"Getting Over It"
Anna Maxted
Harper Collins
“Getting over it” can be difficult for anybod
including Helen Bradshaw. “Getting Over It.” h
Anna Maxted. takes a look at the life of Hek
who, by her standards, is not living a dreami
A lowly job as an assistant editor of a teen map
zine, a cat with bowel troubles and a less-tb
perfect love life are just the beginning of Helen
problems. When a phone call breaks the news tin
her father has died of a massive heart attad
doesn't look like things could get any worsefu
Helen. With her father gone, things are turns
upside down as her mother attempts suicide ar;
Helen is left with the weight of the loss. Butw:
the bad comes the good, as Helen approache'.
new phase in her life as well as a chance at love
Maxted introduces a character that is note:
interesting, but also someone any woman in he
20s can relate to. Taking place in Lond.-
“Getting Over It” has the making of anode
“Bridget Jones’ Diary,” but w ith a darker skk
Helen, just like Bridget Jones, has her quid
which give the story its humorous side. Butthre<
in the death of her father and a best friend caup
in an abusive love triangle “Getting Over It”ci
also be intriguing, as well as addictive.
“Getting Over It” is a great read with mar
implausible situations. Helen can’t seem to get'
together, but that is what makes the story so belio
able. Helen is a young woman who just hast!
found what she is looking for in life, which is prob
ably something any young woman can relate to.
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