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Shopaholic Ties The Knot
''Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (2002) is the third in the popular ''Shopaholic'' series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and her boyfriend (later fiancé) Luke Brandon as they become engaged and plan their wedding. Plot synopsis The book opens with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan's West Village. She has finally found her career calling as a personal shopper at Barney’s and is happily helping her best friend, Suze plan her wedding. Becky's best friend, Danny, helps her make a bridesmaid's dress. That night, Luke, Danny and Becky discuss when Becky will get married. She replies that she will get married in ten years, much to Luke's disbelief and amusement. A few days before the wedding, Becky learns that Suze is pregnant. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it. Suddenly, she finds herself caught in the middle between her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Swan (imprint)
Transworld is a British publishing house in Ealing, London that is a division of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest mass media groups. It was established in 1950 as the British division of American company Bantam Books. It publishes fiction and nonfiction titles by various best-selling authors including Val Wood under several different imprints. Hardbacks are published under the Doubleday imprint, whereas paperbacks are published under the Black Swan or Corgi imprint. The Bantam Press imprint publishes both Hardbacks and Prestige softcovers. Terry Pratchett First Novel Award Transworld sponsors the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award for unpublished science-fiction novels. See also * List of largest UK book publishers This is a list of largest UK trade book publishers, with some of their principal imprint (trade name), imprints, ranked by sales value. List According to Nielsen BookScan as of 2010 the largest book publishers of the United Kingdom were: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic & Baby
A shopaholic is someone with a shopping addiction. Shopaholic can also refer to: *An informal term for someone with a compulsive buying disorder * ''Shopaholic'' (novels), a series of books written by Sophie Kinsella ** ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (film), a 2009 film adaptation of'' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a finan ...'', the first book in the Shopaholic novels series * ''Shopahholic'' (TV series), a Norwegian television series broadcast by TV3 *'' The Shopaholics'', a 2006 Hong Kong film. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Madeline Wickham
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and Publication, published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek novel, Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term Romance (literary fiction) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chick Lit Novels
Chick or Chicks may refer to: Common meanings *Chick (young bird), a bird that has not yet reached adulthood * Chick, a young chicken * Chick, slang for a woman People and fictional characters * Chick (nickname), a list of people and fictional characters * Chick (surname), various people * Chick Corea, stage name of a musician and band leader * Chick Hicks, a character from the Pixar franchise ''Cars'' * Chick McGee, stage name of radio personality Charles Dean Hayes (born 1957) Places * Chick Island, in Lake Erie, Canada * Chick Springs, Taylors, South Carolina, United States, a mineral spring Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Chick'' (1928 film), a British film * ''Chick'' (1936 film), a British film *''Les Nanas'' (''The Chicks''), a 1985 French comedy film Music *The Chicks, the current name of the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks * The Chicks (duo), a New Zealand singing sibling duo, active in the 1960s * Chick, an alternative rock music project led by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic To The Rescue
A shopaholic is someone with a shopping addiction. Shopaholic can also refer to: *An informal term for someone with a compulsive buying disorder * ''Shopaholic'' (novels), a series of books written by Sophie Kinsella ** ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (film), a 2009 film adaptation of'' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a finan ...'', the first book in the Shopaholic novels series * ''Shopahholic'' (TV series), a Norwegian television series broadcast by TV3 *'' The Shopaholics'', a 2006 Hong Kong film. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini Shopaholic
''Mini Shopaholic'' (2010) is the sixth book of the Shopaholic series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pen-name of Madeline Wickham. It focuses on the main character Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, her husband Luke Brandon and their daughter Minnie. Plot summary Rebecca Bloomwood and her husband, Luke Brandon, want to buy a home of their own so that they do not have to live with Becky's parents anymore. Their young daughter, Minnie, exhibits behavioral problems and seems to be incapable of being controlled by either parent, giving Luke doubts about having a second child. In addition to the difficulties of raising Minnie, Becky is also planning a surprise party for Luke. In her efforts to keep it a secret from Luke, she encounters several obstacles. At first, several of her friends and members of her family doubt Becky's ability to keep such a colossal secret and she faces the financial problem of throwing a grand party. This includes the hardships in a potential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic Ties The Knot
''Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (2002) is the third in the popular ''Shopaholic'' series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and her boyfriend (later fiancé) Luke Brandon as they become engaged and plan their wedding. Plot synopsis The book opens with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan's West Village. She has finally found her career calling as a personal shopper at Barney’s and is happily helping her best friend, Suze plan her wedding. Becky's best friend, Danny, helps her make a bridesmaid's dress. That night, Luke, Danny and Becky discuss when Becky will get married. She replies that she will get married in ten years, much to Luke's disbelief and amusement. A few days before the wedding, Becky learns that Suze is pregnant. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it. Suddenly, she finds herself caught in the middle between her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
''Shopaholic Abroad'' (also known as ''Shopaholic Takes Manhattan'') (2001) is the second in the '' Shopaholic'' series. It is an adventure novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeleine Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and her adventures when she's offered the chance to work in New York City. Along with the first novel in the series, it provided the basis for the film '' Confessions of a Shopaholic''. Plot synopsis Life looks good for Becky Bloomwood. She has a great relationship with boyfriend Luke as well as a steady job giving financial advice on television. Furthermore, she is on good terms with her bank manager, Derek Smeath. Life becomes problematic for Becky when Mr. Smeath retires from Endwich Bank and Luke announces he wants to make it big in New York, big changes are in store for Becky. She takes to New York like an angel to heaven. Becky has never been happier and the reader is treated to Becky seeing the Guggenheim in a unique way, winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic
''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who is in serious debt due to her shopping addiction. Plot summary Becky Bloomwood lives in a flat in Fulham, London, owned by her best friend Suze's wealthy, aristocratic parents. She works as a financial journalist for ''Successful Savings'' magazine, which she dislikes. Becky admits to knowing little about personal finance, and is thousands of pounds in debt due to reckless spending on designer homeware, clothes and beauty products, which she rationalizes as 'investments' or 'absolute necessities'. The novel is punctuated by reminder letters from her various banks (and in particular the Endwich Bank, run by a certain Derek Smeath). Despite this, she still receives letters offering her credit and department store car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
