Still in the USA Becky Brandon, feeling a tad dejected
after her debacle in Tinseltown, our favourite shopaholic
has no time to lick her wounds: she is on her way to Las
Vegas to find her father and her best friend Suze's
husband, who both vanished. With her mum and her friend;
Suze, and Becky's forever enemy Alicia Bitch Long-Legs,
who is now Suze's bestie, as well as Becky's two year-old
daughter in tow, Becky is determined to find out if the
men were abducted by a cult, which seems most likely. And
while
nosing about, the unthinkable happens
at a local craft sale: Becky doesn't like buying things
anymore...
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE RESCUE picks up precisely where
Shopaholic to
the Stars ended, and some subtleties
may be lost on readers who haven't read the previous
book, however there is a very clever recap at the
beginning as to what Becky is up to. Much to my surprise,
gambling and casinos do not figure prominently in
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE RESCUE. Becky also recruits a most
unlikely ally in her quest. It is essentially a light
mystery, with quite a solid story at that, and it is also
about friendship, and personal growth. Becky is up to
some zany shenanigans of course, but in a more subdued
way than we are used to. Just about every character of
the series is featured in SHOPAHOLIC TO THE RESCUE, and
quite a bit happens to several of them; in one case,
something that is a bit shocking, and it all leads to
unexpected—and most satisfying—character
development.
As always, there is some of Becky's delightful
correspondence, and an amusing wink to Ocean's Eleven.
Was there a hint as to the future career of Becky's
daughter Minnie? I hope so, because it could mean quite a
bit of horsing around for Becky...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie
Kinsella returns
with another laugh-out-loud Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood)
adventure: a hilarious road trip through the American West
to Las Vegas.
Becky is on a major rescue mission! Her father has vanished
from Los Angeles on a mysterious quest with her best
friend’s husband. Becky’s mum is hysterical; her best
friend, Suze, is desperate. Worse, Becky must tolerate an
enemy along for the ride, who she’s convinced is up to no
good.
Determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has
disappeared, help Suze, contain Alicia, and reunite her
fractured family, Becky knows she must marshal all her
trademark ingenuity. The result: her most outrageous and
daring plan yet!
But just when her family needs her more than ever, can
Becky
pull it off?
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