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줄거리 소개
한 카드로 다른 카드를 막고, 또다른 카드로 처음 카드를 막는 일을 겪어본 사람이라면, 혹은 할부 이자를 갚기에 이력이 난 사람들이라면 이 여자를 이해할 것이다. 대학을 갓 졸업한 Rebecca Bloomwood. 그녀는 갖고 싶은 것을 사지 않으면 병이 날 정도로 광적인 쇼핑 중독증에 걸려 있다. 카드 빚과 연체가 늘어나지만 사고 싶은 것에 대한 충동을 이기지 못한다. 그러나 결국 기발한 아이디어로 사태를 해결하고 그녀의 그런 아이디어가 은행장과 잘생긴 백만장자, Luke Brandon의 관심까지 끌게 되는데... 현대인의 고질병, 쇼핑 중독증에 대한 현상을 한 여자의 좌충우돌 이야기로 재미있게 풀어가는 책이다. Bridget Jones's Diary의 유머와 쉬운 문체로 독자의 마음을 사로잡는 책.
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. | 
