"An upbeat tale"
Becky Brandon has traveled the world on her honeymoon with
her spouse Luke, but in reality inside Becky remains a
Bloomwood which means to Bex that she still is a
shopaholic, whose global tour was a humongous shopping
spree. However walking hot coals or trying to obtain a
twelfth dynasty ring from the Royal Cairo Institute of
Archeology is Bex doing what she does best, shop until
her "opponent" drops even when the advice is not to ship
six huskies from Alaska to London Bex and Luke return to London, but he is not quite the
cool hand anymore as her international bundles begin
arriving at their penthouse. News on the home front is
quite a shocker when Bex learns that dad sired a half-
sister. Bex pictures a shopping partner, but Jessica is
her diametrical opposite as a prudent environmentalist who
thinks shopping ranks with pollution. Luke walks out on
Bex figuring there is not enough room for him and her
packages. Bex joins her sibling on a protest against an
environmentally incorrect corporation, but that impacts
Luke's job. Bex seeks a commonality with her sister and
tries to persuade Luke to come home. This shopaholic sequel contains some of the wit and humor
of the previous tale especially when Bex corresponds with
various people including those who refuse to sell an item
that she has decided needs buying. However Jessica's
caring about the environment even as an extreme tree
hugger makes Bex look immature and shallow. Still fans
will laugh at the antics of the SHOPAHOLIC AND SISTER as
they both wonder how they share any part of the gene pool. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 13, 2004
Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions with
her New York Times bestselling Shopaholic novels, which
feature the irresistible one-woman shopping phenomenon
Becky Bloomwood. Now Becky's back in a hilarious,
heartwarming tale of married life, best friends, and long-
lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an
Angel handbag!).
What's a round-the-world honeymoon if you can't buy the odd
souvenir to ship back home? Like the Chinese urns and
twenty silk dressing gowns Becky found in Hong Kong...the
five kilim rugs from Turkey...the splendid hand-carved
dining table (and ten chairs) from Sri Lanka...the, um,
huge wooden giraffes from Malawi (that her husband Luke
expressly forbade her to buy)...
Only now Becky and Luke have returned home to London and
Luke is furious. Two truckloads of those souvenirs have
cluttered up their usually immaculate loft, and the bills
for them are outrageous. Becky's even maxed out on her
second secret credit card, and she doesn't have a new job
yet!
Luke insists she go on a budget. And worse: her beloved
best friend Suze has found a new best friend while Becky
was away. Becky's feeling rather blue--when her parents
deliver some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister!
Becky is thrilled! She's convinced her sister will be a
true soulmate. They'll go shopping together, drink
cappuccinos together, have manicures together, and watch
their favorite videos together.
Until she meets Jessica for the first time and gets the
shock of her life. Surely Becky Bloomwood's sister
can't...hate shopping?
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