At age 25, rebecca bloomwood has everything she wants. This book unravels around one such victim, rebecca bloomwood, a distinctive financial journalist who works for. With isla fisher, hugh dancy, krysten ritter, joan cusack. Confessions of a shopaholic is a 2009 comedy film starring isla fisher as rebecca bloomwood, a young manhattandwelling girl with an addiction to shopping. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella at the best online ebook storage. Confessions of a shopaholic kinsella, sophie livres.
The novel follows becky as she tries to find herself among her friends and tries to find herself in the busyness of everyday life. Each book typically centers around a large shift in beckys personal or work life and details the trouble. See all 47 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Being able to provide for yourself and others is one of the greatest rewards in life. Becky bloomwood has a fabulous flat in londons shelve confessions of a shopaholic. Confessions of a shopaholic is the tale of rebecca bloomwood and her journey through financial stress and growing up. The trouble is, she shops so much that she is drowning in debt. It seems as though no effort has been put into this project, and the only person who. Shopaholic is a book series written by sophie kinsella and serves the genre named chick lit.
The starledger a haveyourcakeandeatit romp, done with brio and not a syllable of moralizing. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella overdrive. An fbi agent is determined to catch a man who bilks and murders wealthy women, but the chase goes slowly. The books follow protagonist rebecca bloomwood, an idealistic, but. Differences between confessions of a shopaholic book vs. The first shopaholic film, confessions of a shopaholic, was released on february, 2009, and was based on the first and second books. Luke hears becky ask for twenty pounds, and stops the whole press conference just so he can hand a twenty pound note to her, once she has made up a story of needing the money to buy a present for her aunt who is in hospital.
A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in new york city to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur. The first in a series, confessions of a shopaholic is getting a new marketing push because its now a movie starring isla fisher out february 2009. See all 36 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Confessions of a shopaholic ebook by sophie kinsella. A manhattan shopaholic isla fisher whose buying sprees have buried her in immense debt lands a columnist gig dishing out financial advice in this touchstone comedy based on sophie kinsellas series of books. Create an account and send a request for reading to other users on the webpage of the book. This is a fiction genre which deals with the issues of womanhood in the modern world in a lighthearted and comic manner with a pinch of romance. Isla fisher plays the lead character of rebecca who is. Thanks to a very tempting offer on amazon, i usually had to get my hands on it, just to add to my current collection. Hogan and stars isla fisher as rebecca and hugh dancy as luke. Check out the theatrical trailer for the upcoming comedy, confessions of a shopaholic, due in theaters on february, 2009.
Its main character, drex easton, is an fbi agent in pursuit of a serial killer, but for him its personal. However i am giving this book 2 stars because firstly i found the main character. The secret dreamworld of a shopaholicconfessions of a. Loca por las compras confessions of a shopaholic shopaholic series spanish edition by sophie kinsella may 30, 2008. I thought it might be fun to bring my book nooks back in blog form. Confessions of a shopaholic watch full episodes and. Then she lands a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine owned by the same company. Confessions of a shopaholic is the us title and is.
Rebecca would love to work at the citys top fashion magazine but, so far, has not been able to get her foot in the door. Watch confessions of a shopaholic online stream full. The first shopaholic film, confessions of a shopaholic, was released on february 2009 and was based on the first. You wont have to shop around to find a more winning protagonist. Confessions of a shopaholic is a comic but cautionary tale about a girl who gets into trouble by maxing out her credit cards. Becky bloomwood is so far in debt she dreads opening her mail, but her answer to everything is to shop. But before starting that, a little bit on the plot itself. This story is about a woman addicted to shopping who learns there is more to life that buying things. The secret dreamworld of a shopaholic is the original uk title of this book by a uk writer. Confessions of a shopaholic has a message that never.
Below are all the reasons why i loved and why you will love this book. It wasnt just about designers, it was about buying what she spotted, which included a slew of items at a. Get ready to fall in love with the adorable becky bloomwood isla fisher in the hilarious. Confessions of a shopaholic book vs movie add a difference. Meanwhile, she is competing for the affections of her charming boss, luke brandon hugh dancy, the jane austen book club, with icy alette employee. I read the book in 2 days lucky i had a week off work as i just could not put it down. Once upon a time i filmed book nook videos where i would talk about recent books i had read, but i got out of the habit a couple of years ago.
Within a few months, sophie kinsellas heroine has exceeded the limits of this generous offer, and begins furtively to scan her creditcard bills at work, certain that she couldnt have spent the. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella librarything. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. As rebecca shows throughout the movie, purchasing products on. Books by sophie kinsella author of confessions of a. Becky just cant stop shopping, whether its stocking up on 3 for 2 offers, or buying an essential grey cardigan, or falling in lust with. Atonement or accept it is going to be completely different. Like many new york city gals, rebecca bloomwood isla fisher loves to shop. The secret dreamworld of a shopaholicconfessions of a shopaholic.
I am a shopaholic, but would never let my addiction stop others from receiving what they need. With a closet of a shopaholic, i go in and pick out the things that are not necessary or have become dated and out of style to create bags full of clothes to hand down. Praise for sophie kinsella and confessions of a shopaholic kinsellas bloomwood is plucky and funny. In the opening pages of confessions of a shopaholic, recent college graduate rebecca bloomwood is offered a hefty line of credit by a london bank. Isla fisher, hugh dancy, krysten ritter, joan cusack, john goodman. However i am giving this book 2 stars because firstly i found the main character shallow. If you are looking for an easy read, something to make you laugh out loud and in all honesty make yourself feel a bit better. The books follow protagonist rebecca bloomwood, an idealistic, but intelligent and hardworking financial journalist through her adventures in shopping and life. Sophie kinsellas shopaholic series featuring becky bloomwood and luke brandon. Hogan, the film stars isla fisher as the shopaholic journalist and hugh dancy as her boss. It would be a waste of money not to take advantage of a good sale, right. Overall, confessions of a shopaholic is actually quite enjoyable, despite its poor script and direction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confessions of a shopaholic. In confessions of a shopaholic, rebecca bloomwood, lovingly called becky is a fun loving and carefree girl working as a financial journalist.
Labels and products galore in frothy bookbased romcom. I dont think there would be a sequel but what i think should happen is there should be a new comedy series called confessions of shopaholics where rebbecca is new a counselor to help shopaholics like she used to be that would be a great ideal it should be from the makers of orange is the new black and office. If confessions of a shopaholic has taught me anything, its that credit cards can be a dangerous game. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella imagine if you will a character with the shoeshopping fervor of imelda marcos, the trendy fashion sense of a british carrie bradshaw sex and the city and the meager budget of, i dont know, say, marge simpson. Confessions of a shopaholic is a 2009 american romantic comedy film based on the first two entries in the shopaholic series of novels by sophie kinsella. Shopaholic is a series of novels written by the uk author sophie kinsella, who also writes under her real name madeleine wickham. The secret dreamworld of a shopaholic 2000 confessions of a shopaholic in the united states and india is the first in the popular shopaholic series.
Based on the new york times bestselling shopaholic book series by sophie kinsella, and featuring the perfect comedic cast, its the feelgood musthave romantic comedy youll fall in love with over and over again. Moving into compulsive shopping itself, it is the step higher of normal shopping, whose superficial fashion victims are invariably females, which is the theme reinforced in sophie kinsellas book. It is a chicklit novel by sophie kinsella, a penname of madeleine wickham. However i am giving this book 2 stars because firstly i found the main character shallow, naive, vapid, annoying and desperate. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella free. She lives in england, where she is at work on her next book. Sophie kinsella has 88 books on goodreads with 4256482 ratings. The definition of lonely award winning gay drama by leon lopez best feel good film ever. Download and read online for free confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella. This cover is hard to come by as most of the covers are of the confessions of a shopaholic title with a picture from the film. Rebecca bloomwood is a sweet and charming new york city girl who has a. Add this aptly titled piffle to the ranks of pinkcovered girlcentric fiction that has come sailing out of england over the last two years. Ive always read this on my phone or ipad but never had the hard copy. Confessions of a shopaholic 2009 financial information.
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