In the eighth instalment of the Shopaholic series, Becky Brandon travels to Las Vegas and Arizona looking for her missing father. With her are her very patient husband Luke, their lively daughter Minnie, her worried mother, the chatty neighbour Janice, her best friend Suze who is looking for her husband, and her enemy Alicia Bitch Long-Legs. In Shopaholic to the Stars, her father arrived in LA looking for a mysterious long-lost friend and now he is travelling through the west looking for him together with Suze’s husband, Tarkie, who is going through problems of his own. During the trip, Becky not only will have to try to convince his father to come home, but she will have to deal with her overworried mother, mend her strained relationship with Suze and stop her daughter from becoming a professional sheep rider. Hilarious and entertaining, the new Shopaholic book is as addictive as the other books in the series. I read it in one evening and I already can’t wait for the next one. A real page-turner! (NP)
Becky is back and headed for Vegas in Shopaholic to the Rescue, the next instalment in Sophie Kinsella's series. The summary says: "Becky's biggest ever challenge takes her to Las Vegas and beyond in a fast-paced, fun-filled, road-trip adventure. Becky's gone too far in the past - but now she's putting things right. She's determined to track down her missing dad, help her best friend Suze, bond with her worst enemy Alicia Bitch Long-legs (maybe...) and work out how to play blackjack. As she discovers quite how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with a brilliant plan. Becky is going to rescue everyone. But can she rescue herself?" Shopaholic to the Rescue is out in October 2015.