Becky Bloomwood returns from her honeymoon to discover she has a long-lost sister, who turns out to hate shopping
A sister who hates to shop
After ten months travelling the world on honeymoon with her husband Luke, Becky Bloomwood comes home with a suitcase full of souvenirs and big plans. But her best friend Suze seems to have replaced her with a new friend, and Luke is worried about money. Then Becky's parents reveal a startling secret: she has an older half-sister. Becky imagines shopping trips together, until she meets Jess, a frugal, outdoorsy geologist.
Who will enjoy it
Fans of the Shopaholic series, readers who love light comic fiction, and anyone with a sibling who is nothing like them.
What you will get
A light, funny novel in which the irrepressible Becky Bloomwood meets the long-lost sister she always dreamed of, and finds she is the complete opposite of everything she expected.
Shopaholic & Sister Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · Shopaholic series · Long-lost sister · Comedy
Length
368 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
The comedy comes from the clash between the two women. Becky loves spending, fashion and impulsive gestures, while Jess saves every penny, wears practical clothes and spends her free time hiking. Becky's attempts to bond lead to disasters, including a trip to the rugged hills of northern England where her designer gear is spectacularly out of place.
Beneath the jokes, Kinsella explores loneliness and belonging. Becky worries that she is losing her best friend and that her marriage is under strain, and Jess turns out to have reasons for her guarded manner. The resolution brings the sisters together in a way that is both funny and genuinely touching.
Becky's self-deception and secret spending can be exasperating, and the formula will feel familiar to longtime readers. Newcomers should start with Confessions of a Shopaholic. As a breezy, cheerful read, it delivers plenty of laughs. Luke has a larger role here than in some earlier books, and the strain in the newlyweds' relationship gives the comedy a little more depth. Suze and her new friend provide some of the sharpest comic scenes, and Becky's parents are as endearingly hapless as ever. About 368 pages in the Dial Press paperback.
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Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic & Baby
Mini Shopaholic
Twenties Girl
The Undomestic Goddess
Remember Me?
Can You Keep a Secret?
My Not So Perfect Life
I've Got Your Number
The Convenient Marriage