MINI SHOPAHOLIC, SOPHIE KINSELLA, BANTAM PRESS, $32.95.
Beguiling Becky Bloomwood Brandon has many fans. She’s shopped her way through five successful books and her sixth is more of the same kind-hearted blundering and insatiable purchasing.
Becky now has a two-year-old daughter, Minnie, in tow and, worryingly, she’s almost like her shopaholic mother. Becky is struggling with Minnie and her own retail addiction. She’s also looking for a home and planning a surprise party for her husband. Yes, it’s a recipe for disaster. Author Sophie Kinsella has hit the jackpot with this character. Mini Shopaholic is not quite as witty as the first book, The Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic, but Becky’s adventures are entertaining and perfect for the bus or train commute.