To fix matters, she wound up on the side of a mountain in a storm in her lovely new slippers then slipped off. First stop was to patch things up with her sister and manages to totally alienate her. I really started enjoying this story when Rebecca absolutely gunks up the works then rushes pell-mell to put matters aright. Rebecca, poor girl, probably wasn't an Austen fan and therefore never got this good advice from the grand dame herself. Don't blame me this is straight from Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey). For other women, something a bit shabby is preferred for conversation's sake. In other words, we men don't care for the fruit peel only the meat. As long as she is neat and clean, a man will never notice much less remember the new dress, hair color, lipstick shade, style of shoes, the stylish purse or earrings.
What did Jane Austen have to say about fine clothes? Oh, I can't quite quote but she goes something like this: woman is fine for herself alone. She naturally assumes shopping will solve all problems. Men and women think differently from each other on most matters. She tries to fix problems of her own making with her relationships: sister, husband, best friend. ) Coming up with titles for a review is often more difficult than writing the darn things so I finally fixed on one which describes what Rebecca Brandon is about in this work. Josephine Bailey did a fine job with story. Surely Becky Bloomwood’s sister can’t.hate shopping? Until she meets Jessica for the first time and gets the shock of her life. They’ll go shopping together, drink cappuccinos together, have manicures together, and watch their favorite videos together. She has a long-lost sister! Becky is thrilled! She’s convinced her sister will be a true soulmate. And worse: her beloved best friend Suze has found a new best friend while Becky was away.īecky’s feeling rather blue - when her parents deliver some incredible news. 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. Two truckloads of those souvenirs have cluttered up their usually immaculate loft, and the bills for them are outrageous. Only now Becky and Luke have returned home to London and Luke is furious. What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship back home? Like the Chinese urns and 20 silk dressing gowns Becky found in Hong Kong.the five kilim rugs from Turkey.the splendid hand-carved dining table (and 10 chairs) from Sri Lanka.the, um, huge wooden giraffes from Malawi (that her husband Luke expressly forbade her to buy). 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!).
Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions with her New York Times best-selling Shopaholic novels, which feature the irresistible one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood.
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