Shopaholic & Baby

By: Sophie Kinsella

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life . . .

“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your Lover

Becky Brandon’s life is 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 after discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery and the latest stroller to top-of-the-line medical care.

But when the must-have celebrity obstetrician Becky’s been so desperate to see 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?

Praise for Sophie Kinsella and Shopaholic & Baby

“From sonograms to the hottest baby strollers to tricked-out birthing rooms . . . Kinsella’s ode to baby blues is both sly and slapstick.”—Publishers Weekly

“Faster than a swiping Visa, more powerful than a two-for-one coupon, able to buy complete wardrobes in a single sprint through the mall—it’s Shopaholic!”—The Washington Post

“Kinsella’s heroine is blessed with the resilience of ten women, and her damage-limitation brain waves are always good for a giggle.”—Glamour (U.K.)

“As fun as a shopping spree.”—Entertainment Weekly©2007 Sophie Kinsella; (P)2007 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

Praise for Sophie Kinsella and Shopaholic & Baby

“From sonograms to the hottest baby strollers to tricked-out birthing rooms . . . Kinsella’s ode to baby blues is both sly and slapstick.”—Publishers Weekly

“Faster than a swiping Visa, more powerful than a two-for-one coupon, able to buy complete wardrobes in a single sprint through the mall—it’s Shopaholic!”—The Washington Post

“Kinsella’s heroine is blessed with the resilience of ten women, and her damage-limitation brain waves are always good for a giggle.”—Glamour (U.K.)

“As fun as a shopping spree.”—Entertainment Weekly

Perfect

I've read every book in the shopaholic series, and I have enjoyed every one of them...This one is no different.

A light, entertaining read

This book follows the same formula as all the other books in the Shopaholic series. Becky tells a bunch of lies, gets herself into a heap of trouble, and then the truth all comes out in the end. Sometimes this predictability can be tiresome, since Becky often acts completely irrationally, or in ways that no normal human being would act. That being said, it is a light, fun read, and passes a few hours without being boring. It got quite a few chuckles out of me. The ending was pretty over-the-top, but that is typical of the series and nothing new.