The book Confessions of a Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella, is perfect for those who want to read a fun light-hearted romantic comedy. In the novel, the protagonist, Rebecca “Becky” Bloomwood, is obsessed with shopping . She purchases anything and everything like Christian Dior replica handbags, Hermes replica handbags, Juicy Couture replica handbags, scarves, designer clothes, and designer shoes. The tiny concern is, she works as a financial journalist for a relatively small magazine called Successful Saving, which does not pay nearly enough to cover all of her expenses.
Kinsella starts the novel by introducing the main character, Rebecca Bloomwood, who works for the financial magazine Successful Saving in London, England. She explains that she really doesn’t like job, but she is in love with shopping. She shops all the time, without consideration of how she will pay for all of her purchases. Becky continues to get numerous mailings from her bank, telling her she is overdrawn and all of the credit card companies telling her she needs to make payments on her balances. Becky forces herself to come up with funny excuses as to why she can’t pay her bills. She tells her account manager at her bank, Derek Smeath that she can’t pay off her debt because she has a rare disease and she also tells him that she can’t come to a meeting because her leg is broken. The excuses Becky uses to avoid Mr. Smeath become more humorous as the deadline to pay off her debts quickly approaches .
In the middle of all of her issues with money, Becky catches the eye of a man named Luke Brandon, who owns a PR Company, Brandon Communications which represents financial companies.
Soon, Becky uncovers a scam when two of the big financial companies get their clients to switch their pension funds into new accounts before one of the companies is bought out and pays their clients a big windfall. The problem is, one of the companies involved with the scam is a company that Luke represents at Brandon Communications. But, Becky releases the story to the press anyway and quickly she gains praise from British citizens , while also catching the eye of a television producer, who wants to have Becky on their show to give financial advice, which is funny because Becky is still in debt. She also gains the respect of Luke, who sees how talented she is and who becomes grateful to her for showing him how bad his clients were to their clients.
Of course, in the end, Luke and Becky fall in love and Becky is offered a job at the show Morning Coffee, where she answers questions about financial advice to people who call in and tell her their financial woes.
This book is two things, funny and witty. Becky Bloomwood learns important lessons about self-confidence and the importance of taking responsibility for her actions. The book’s heroine is loveable and the reader finds him/her self hoping Becky will be able to pay off her debt. So, if you are a reader who wants to read for a fun, coming of age story, then Confessions of a Shopaholic is a must read.