Sophie Kinsella's "Mini Shopaholic"

Sophie Kinsella's "Mini Shopaholic".

Synopsis:

Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true: a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought. Two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping.

Minnie creates havoc everywhere she goes, from Harrods to her own christening. Her favourite word is "Mine!" , and she's even trying to get into eBay! On top of everything else, Becky and Luke are still living with her parents (the deal on house #4 has fallen through), when suddenly there's a huge financial crisis.

With people having to cut back, Becky decides to throw a surprise party for Luke to cheer everyone up. But when costs start to spiral out of control, she must decide whether to accept help from an unexpected source - and therefore run the risk of hurting the person she loves.

Will Becky be able to pull off the celebration of the year? Will she and Luke ever find a home of their own? Will Minnie ever learn to behave? And... most important... will Becky's secret wishes ever come true?

Read:
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Baby

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Reading Shopaholic & Baby

Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic & Baby".

Synopsis:

Becky's lifeis blooming! She's working at London's newest big store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)... and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed - especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery... to the latest, coolest pram... to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician.

But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be Luke's glamorous intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She's shopping for two... but are there three in her marriage?

Read:

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Shopaholic & Sister
Mini Shopaholic 

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Reading Shopaholic & Sister

Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic & Sister".

Synopsis:

What's a round-the-world honeymoon if you can't buy the odd souvenir to ship home? Like the twenty silk dressing gowns Becky Bloomwood found in Hong Kong... the hand-carved dining table 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 loft, and the bills for them are outrageous. 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, have manicures 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?

Read:
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Shopaholic & Baby
Mini Shopaholic 

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Reading Shopaholic Ties the Knot

Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic Ties the Knot".

Synopsis:

Life has been good for Becky: She's become the best personal shopper at Barneys - and she and her boyfriend, Luke, are living happily in Manhattan's West Village. But with her best friend, Suze, engaged, how can Becky fail to notice that her own ring finger is bare? Not that she's been thinking of marriage (or diamonds) or anything...

Then Luke proposes! Problem is, two other people are planning her wedding: Becky's overjoyed mother has been waiting forever to host a backyard wedding, with the bride's resplendent in Mum's frilly old gown. While Luke's high-society mother is insisting on a glamorous, all-expenses-paid affair at the Plaza. Both weddings for the same day. And Becky can't seem to turn down either one. Can everyone's favorite shopaholic tie the knot before everything unravels?

Read:
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Baby
Mini Shopaholic 

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Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan".

Synopsis:

With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. That is, until Luke announces he's moving to New York for business - and he asks Becky to go with him! Before you can say "Prada sample sale," Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores.

Surely it's only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of the Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky's bills miles away in London. But then and unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - but will she have to return it?

Read:

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Baby
Mini Shopaholic 

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Project 365 2011 - Photo #349

Original photo from here.

I want to get Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic Ties the Knot". It's the third book of the Shopaholic series. I'm currently reading the first book, i.e. "Confessions of a Shopaholic".

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Sophie Kinsella's "Confessions of a Shopaholic".

I don't really read chick-lits but who cares! I need some light stuff to read to clear my mind off my hectic work schedule lately.

I've watched the movie.

Read:

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Baby
Mini Shopaholic 

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Movie: Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

All she ever wanted was a little credit...

A new job? Hopefully.
A new man? Possibly.
A new handbag? Absolutely!

"Confessions of a Shopaholic" is adapted from the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. That's an obvious fact, right? If you read one or two chick flicks, you would have seen Sophie Kinsella's books in prominent bookstores.

I like this synopsis from the DVD cover: "Struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her source of income, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss, Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowed fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her "shopaholic" condition will bring her real happiness."

Isla Fisher is stunning and she reminds me of Amy Adams from Enchanted. Overall, just as how its central character Rebecca Bloomwood is, this movie leaves you with a subtle blend of vivacious, charming, witty, and interesting feel. Well, with a happy ending too. :)

Nice.

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