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Ava is sick of online dating. She’s always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. So when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious Italy, love is the last thing on her mind. Until she meets a handsome stranger. All she knows is that he’s funny, he’s kind and - she soon learns - he’s great in bed. He’s equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intoxicating affair, they pledge their love without even knowing each other’s real names.

Fixie Farr can’t help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely there stain, helping out a friend...she just has to put things right. It’s how she got her nickname, after all. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, the computer’s owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU - but of course Fixie never intends to call in the favour.

After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. They have a happy marriage and believe they know everything there is to know about each other. Until it's casually mentioned to them that they could be together for another sixty-eight years... and panic sets in.

Fixie Farr è sempre stata fedele al motto di suo padre: "La famiglia prima di tutto". E, da quando lui è morto, lasciando nelle mani della moglie e dei tre figli il delizioso negozio di articoli per la casa che ha fondato a West London, Fixie non fa che rimediare ai pasticci che i suoi sfaticati fratelli combinano, invece di prendersi cura di sé. D'altra parte, se non se ne occupa lei, chi altro lo farà? Non è certo nella sua natura tirarsi indietro e, soprattutto, non sa trattenersi dal mettere ogni cosa a posto, anche se non la riguarda.

Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions with her New York Times best-selling Shopaholic novels, which feature the irresistible one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood. Now Becky's back in a hilarious, heartwarming tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an Angel handbag!).

Celebrate Christmas with the ultimate Shopaholic! Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is back in a new adventure for 2019 - Christmas Shopaholic. A brilliant laugh-out-loud festive novel from the number one best-selling author.

Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a 25-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007. She's 28, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department, and she's married! To a good-looking millionaire! How on earth did she land the dream life??! But as she learns more about her new self, chinks start to appear in the perfect life.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Mummy Fairy and Me, written and read by Sophie Kinsella. Ella's family have a big secret...her mummy is a fairy! She can do amazing spells with her computawand to make delicious cupcakes, create the perfect birthday party and cause chaos at the supermarket. But sometimes the spells go a bit wrong, and that's when Ella comes to the rescue!

Becky Bloomwood, da poco trasferitasi a Los Angeles con Luke e la piccola Minnie, viene raggiunta negli Stati Uniti dall'amica del cuore Suze e da suo marito Tarquin, nonché dai genitori e dalla loro vicina di casa Janice. Quando all'improvviso suo padre scompare nel nulla insieme a Tarquin, Becky decide di intraprendere con gli altri un viaggio avventuroso sulle loro tracce a bordo di un camper che li porterà fino a Las Vegas. Ma dove sono finiti suo padre e Tarquin? Perché se ne sono andati in fretta e furia senza dare spiegazioni a nessuno?

Becky Brandon’s life is blooming. She’s working at London’s newest big store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room) . . . and she’s pregnant. She couldn’t be more overjoyed—especially after discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery and the latest stroller to top-of-the-line medical care.

A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls and Poppy's life has gone into meltdown. Not only has she lost her engagement ring, but in the panic that followed, she's lost her phone too. When she spots an abandoned phone in a bin it seems it was meant to be . . . Finders Keepers! Except the phone's owner, elusive businessman Sam Roxton, doesn't agree. He wants his phone back, and doesn't appreciate Poppy reading all his messages and wading into his personal life. Can things get any more tangled?

Sophie Kinsella has dazzled readers with her irresistible Shopaholic novels - sensational international best sellers that have garnered millions of devoted fans and catapulted her into the first rank of contemporary storytellers. Now her beloved heroine Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) returns in a hilarious tale of married life, toddlerhood, and the perils of trying to give a fabulous surprise party - on a budget! Becky Brandon thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true: A shopping friend for life! But it’s trickier than she thought.

Becky Brandon, geborene Bloomwood, ist endlich angekommen - und das nicht nur im Leben und in der Liebe, nein, in Hollywood! Der Rodeo Drive und die Stars: Becky ist in ihrem Element. Und wie kombiniert man seine Leidenschaft fürs Shoppen mit dem Wunsch, selbst einmal über den roten Teppich zu laufen? Ganz einfach - der Shopaholic wird Stylistin für die Stars. Leichter gesagt als getan, denn die Crème de la Crème von Hollywood ist nicht gerade für jedermann offen.

To Las Vegas...and beyond! Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she's on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family. She's determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has mysteriously disappeared; help her best friend, Suze, and even bond with longtime enemy Alicia Bitch Long-legs (maybe). As Becky discovers just how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with her biggest, boldest, most brilliant plan yet!

My mummy looks normal, like any other mummy...but she's not. Because she can turn into a fairy. All she has to do is stamp her feet three times, clap her hands, wiggle her bottom and say, 'Marshmallow'...and POOF! She's Mummy Fairy. Ella's family has a big secret - her mummy is a fairy! But sometimes Mummy Fairy's magic goes wrong, and then it's up to Ella to help.

Lottie is tired of long-term boyfriends who don’t want to commit to marriage. When her old boyfriend Ben reappears and reminds her of their pact to get married if they were both still single at 30, she jumps at the chance. There will be no dates and no engagement - just a straight wedding march to the altar! Next comes the honeymoon on the Greek island where they first met. But not everyone is thrilled with Lottie and Ben’s rushed marriage, and family and friends are determined to intervene. Will Lottie and Ben have a wedding night to remember…or one to forget?

For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people's money—and getting paid for it). She's got a fabulous Manhattan apartment with her boyfriend Luke. They've even opened a joint bank account (although they can't quite agree on whether a Miu Miu skirt counts as a household expense). Then Luke proposes—and all of a sudden life gets hectic.

Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking she's twenty-five with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually three years later - she's a super-toned twenty-eight-year-old, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department - and she's married to a good-looking millionaire!

Seit ihr Vater mit der unmöglichen Krista zusammen ist, spricht Effie kaum mehr ein Wort mit ihm. Als das Paar auch noch das Familienanwesen Greenoaks verkauft und nur Effie nicht zu der großen Abschiedsparty einlädt, hat sie endgültig genug. Sie beschließt, sich auf die Feier zu schleichen, um zumindest heimlich ein paar Erinnerungsstücke aus ihrer Kindheit zu retten. Prompt läuft sie in Greenoaks Joe in die Arme – ihre Jugendliebe und inzwischen umschwärmter Herzchirurg.

Im falschen Film gelandet? Zumindest in einer anderen Zeit: Der spritzigen Lara erscheint der Geist ihrer gerade verstorbenen Großtante Sadie. Doch statt steinalt ist dieser Geist jung und kapriziös und will sich so richtig amüsieren. Er schickt Lara auf einen Trip voller Überraschungen: Mit Champagner und Charleston zurück in die wilden 1920er Jahre. Nebenbei soll Lara für Sadie eine rätselhafte Halskette wiederfinden und damit ein uraltes Familiengeheimnis lüften.