Shopaholic & Sister

Pages: 385
Published: 2006
Language: English

Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is back in London after a fabulous ten-month honeymoon, but reality is biting back. She's living out of suitcases, her best friend has a new best friend, and her career is stalled. Just when things seem bleak, a shocking family secret comes to light: Becky has a sister she never knew existed. The only problem is, her new-found sibling is a frugal, sensible saver who thinks shopping is a waste of time.

Prose complexity: 4/10

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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...