Shopaholic #1: Confessions of a Shopaholic (Mass Market Paperback)

카드 빚을 지고도 쇼핑을 멈출 수 없다면? 탁월한 심리묘사와 재기발랄한 문체가 돋보이는-귀엽지만 대책 없는 25세 아가씨의 쇼핑 스토리. 원서를 읽은 국내 독자들이 한번 잡으면 손을 놓을 수 없을 만큼 재미있다고 인정한 영미권 장기 베스트셀러다. 대학을 갓 졸업한 경제지 기자 레베카 블룸우드. 갖고 싶은 물건을 사지 않고는 못 견디는 쇼핑광인 그녀는 늘어난 카드 빚과 연체로 위기에 몰린다. 생활비를 절약하려고 집에서 음식을 만들어보지만 엉망이 되고, 부업으로 시작한 액자 만들기는 도무지 진전이 없다. 옷가게에 취직도 해보지만 망신스러운 사고만 치고 쫓겨나고.... 더 많은 돈을 벌 수 있는 직장으로 옮기기 위해 허풍 섞인 이력서를 낸 그녀. 면접관 앞에서 과연 잘 해낼 수 있을까? 카드 빚을 지고도 쇼핑을 멈출 수 없는 25세 아가씨의 이야기가 흥미진진하게 펼쳐진다. 엉뚱하면서도 독특한, 하지만 누구나 공감할 수 있는 캐릭터인 레베카가 이끌어가는 스토리 라인이 썩 유쾌하다. 빠른 전개와 생생한 묘사 역시 인상적. 단순히 쇼핑 중독에 빠진 한 젊은 여성의 이야기에서 그치지 않고, 주인공 레베카가 새로운 삶을 찾고 일과 사랑에서 자신만의 스타일을 만들어 가는 과정을 보여준다. * 쇼퍼홀릭 shopaholic이란 물건을 습관적으로 사면서 쾌감을 느끼는 사람, 증 쇼핑중독자를 일컫는 신조어로, 사전에 정식 등재된 말이다. 한 조사에 따르면 우리나라의 '쇼핑 중독자'는 100명 당 6명이나 되며. 쇼핑 습관에 문제가 있는 위험군은 무려 37.4퍼센트에 이른다고 한다.Financial journalist Rebecca Bloomwood seeks solace from the boredom and pressures in life with her shopping, a solution that brings her close to financial disaster, until she encounters a story that will change her life.Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial journalist at Successful Savings, seeks solace from the boredom, pressures, and difficulties in life with her shopping, a solution that brings her ever closer to financial disaster, until she finally encounters a story that she actually cares about and produces an article that will change her own life and the lives of all those around her. Reprint.Rebecca Bloomwood just hit rock bottom. But she's never looked better....Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it—not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank—letters with large red sums she can't bear to read—and they're getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something....Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life—and the lives of those around her—forever. Sophie Kinsella has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a novel of our times—and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens. Becky Bloomwood's hilarious schemes to pay back her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her "confessions" are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance.From the Trade Paperback edition.Millions of readers have come to adore New York Times best-selling author Sophie Kinsella’s irrepressible heroine. Meet Becky Bloomwood, America’s favorite shopaholic – a young woman with a big heart, big dreams…and just one little weakness.Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it–not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from the bank –letters with large red sums she can't bear to read–and they're getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something....Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life–and the lives of those around her–forever. Sophie Kinsella has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a novel of our times–and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens. Becky's hilarious schemes to pay back her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her "confessions" are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance.