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Shopaholic Abroad

Pages
354
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Becky Bloomwood has finally got her life together. She's dispensing financial advice on morning television, her overdraft is almost under control, and things with her boyfriend, Luke Brandon, are better than ever. So when Luke announces he's expanding his business to New York and asks Becky to come with him, it feels like the start of a fairy tale — a glittering new life in the city of Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue penthouses, and the most legendary department stores on earth.

But Manhattan is a shopper's paradise, and Becky's willpower was never built to withstand Barneys, Bloomingdale's, and a Prada sample sale all at once. As the credit-card receipts pile up and her spending quietly spirals out of control, a single unexpected disaster threatens to bring the whole dream crashing down — her budding American career, her relationship with Luke, and the shining new life she's only just begun to build.

The second Shopaholic novel whisks Becky across the Atlantic for a funny, warm-hearted comedy about ambition, love, and the irresistible danger of a great sale.

About the author

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Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella was the pen name of English novelist Madeleine Sophie Wickham (1969–2025). A former financial journalist, she published seven novels under her own name before adopting the pseudonym in 2000 with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (published in the US as Confessions of a Shopaholic), the first of the bestselling Shopaholic series. Her novels sold more than 50 million copies worldwide in over 60 countries. She died in December 2025 following a diagnosis of glioblastoma, which sh...

Characters

Rebecca BloomwoodProtagonist
Becky BloomwoodProtagonist

Warm, impulsive shopaholic and TV financial pundit, chasing a bigger life in New York.

Luke BrandonSupporting

Becky's ambitious boyfriend, moving his business to Manhattan.

SuzeSupporting

Becky's devoted best friend back in London.

All characters in Shopaholic Abroad
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