THE SECRET DREAMWORLD OF A SHOPAHOLIC

By Sophie Kinsella

Synopsis

On the face of it, Rebecca Bloomwood has it all. Confident, single and happily living in Fulham, she's a financial journalist who spends her days writing articles advising other people on the importance of budgeting and prudent investment. Her private life is a different story though; Rebecca manages her own finances in a way that would make most of her readers' hair curl. For Rebecca is a woman on a mission - she just can't stop spending.

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Narrator	Emily Gray
Length	11hrs 45mins
Catalogue No.	12983
Publisher	Clipper Audio; 2003

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