I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella, Random House, $32.95
She’s not a shopaholic but Poppy Wyatt is the kind of charming but bumbling heroine we’ve come to expect from Sophie Kinsella.
Somehow Poppy ends up losing an engagement ring and gaining a mobile phone, giving her access to every email, appointment and text message in the life of assertive businessman Sam Roxton.
With her bare left hand hidden at all times, and her right hand sending well-meaning but troublesome messages on behalf of busy Sam, Poppy unleashes chaos in Sam’s well-ordered firm.
Her future in-laws and their incomprehensible intellectual conversations create their own problems, and Poppy digs a giant hole for herself when she uses Sam to cheat at Scrabble.
I’ve Got Your Number delivers the same sweet funny froth that made the Shopaholic series a world-wide hit. A light-as-air laugh-out-loud read for the beach, bus, or bath. And enjoy the witty footnotes.