Book description
Celebrate Christmas with the ultimate Shopaholic! A Sunday Times bestseller.
Longlisted for the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2020
The brilliant laugh-out-loud festive novel from the Number One bestselling author.
Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) adores Christmas. It's always the same - Mum and Dad hosting, carols playing, Mum pretending she…
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2 authors picked Christmas Shopaholic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love Sophie Kinsella, and this is my favorite Christmas book. It's both laugh-out-loud funny, capturing all the joy and stress of Christmas, and also conveys the absolute heart of Christmas. Her non-materialistic half-sister is such a brilliant contrast. I also love that Becky and her husband create this holiday mantra based on the Grinch that "Whatever the Grinch can steal, that's not Christmas." Highly recommend.
I discovered Sophie Kinsella back in the 90s. Back then my love of romance was very much a secret love, while I publicly read what idiot-younger-me thought was more worthy serious literature. And then Sophie Kinsella and Marian Keyes came into my life and blew my mind.
The Shopaholic series is the perfect example of a fun, escapist series that absolutely has stuff to say about the world. Funny isn’t the opposite of serious. Escapist isn’t mutually exclusive with important. Sophie Kinsella is one of the authors who taught me that, and Christmas Shopaholic is the festive installment of her…
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