" Will travel broaden the mind...or just loosen the purse strings?

For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need - and she's really (sort of) sticking to it. The icing on the brioche is that she's been offered a chance to work in New York.

New York! The Museum of Modern Art! The Guggenheim! The Metropolitan Opera House! And Becky does mean to go to them all. Honestly. It's just that it seems silly not to check out a few other places first. Like Saks. And Bloomingdales. And Barneys. And one of those fantastic sample sales where you can get a Prada dress for $10. Or was it $100? Is Becky too dazzled to care?

Shopaholic Abroad - for the biggest culture shop of your life. " - back cover

You think she'd have turned over a new leaf, but no, different country, spending money based on uncertain future jobs - aaaarrrgghhhh!! I know it's fiction but in some ways it's terrifying. Otherwise, a satisfying (if predictable, but hey, that's why we like most chick-lit) plot.

To see the journals for the other books : #1 "Secret Dream World of a ..." here, #3 "...Ties the Knot" here and #4 "... & Sister here. Haven't got "... and Baby" yet.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Going to solskinn. Enjoy!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I read this book right after having read the first one in the series, and enjoyed it just as much!

Shopaholic Book Spiral!

Here's how the book spiral works:

I send book #1 to the first person on the list. After the person has read this book they send it on to the person after them on the list. Meanwhile I'll send out book #2 to the first person. And so on.
It is really easy! - Just like 5 bookrings in a line.

The books I am offering for this book spiral are:

Book #1: The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholik (aka Confessions of a Shopaholic)
Book #2: Shopaholic Abroad (aka Shopaholic Takes Manhattan)
Book #3: Shopaholic Ties The Knot
Book #4: Shopaholic and Sister
Book #5: Shopaholic and Baby

All books have been written by Sophie Kinsella. The first two volumes have been made into a movie ("Confessions of a Shopaholic" starring Isla Fisher). There is a 6th book out just now, called Mini Shopaholic, which I haven't got a hold of for the book spiral yet.

If you're interested in joining this book spiral, please post in this thread including your location and shipping preferences, or send me a PM. I will only accept members who had at least 25 bookcrossing books coming in or going out of their home so far, and who were active members of bookcrossing for the past few months.

If you notice a known staller on the list, please let me know about it (privately, via PM). - You see, I really want this book spiral to work, and for everyone on the list to get the chance to read these books.

The time frame for reading each book is 1 month. If you're not able to do this, then please don't sign up. When the books have reached the last person on the list they will come back to me until I have decided where they'll go next.
I will only accept people to take part in the entire book spiral, books 1 to 5.

Enjoy!


Shipping list:

01. penelopewanders - Switzerland (Euro shipping only)
02. Minnamaria - Finland (Euro shipping preferred)
03. seayork2002 - UK (as of March: Australia)
04. NMReader - USA (US shipping only)

Enjoy!

Looks like book 2 in this series which arrived with three others here in the Alps this weekend. Thanks!

Well, I enjoyed this more as the story revolved less around shopping and hiding one's debts which began to really grate on my nerves. I ended up reading this and the next two pretty much in one fell swoop so I don't quite remember where this one ended and the next began.
I'll Pm for the next address... laid low by the flu, I'll try to get them parcelled and sent fairly soon.

This, along with the first and third, are headed towards Finland. The fourth will follow later, when I've received and read the fifth. Thanks for making these available!

This and other 2 books arrived to Finland :) Looks great!

Loved the book! It's just fun to read about Becky Bloomwood and her life. I felt a bit irritated (and embarrased!) sometimes about her shopping and debts :D

Thanks for the books!

2nd book heading to Australia! Enjoy :)

Thanks for the book, will read next...have contacted nmreader for their address and will send the first book, sorry about the delay