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Ella Brook is used to being a fairy in waiting. It means one day she will become a fairy with her own sparkly wings and Computawand, just like her mom. But sometimes, Ella doesn't want to have to wait any longer. After all, she helps her mom remember magic codes all the time! If only there were a spell for growing up faster.

Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She has a great flat, a fabulous wardrobe full of the season's must-haves, and a job telling other people how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time ... shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can't. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The letters from the bank are getting harder to ignore. Can Becky ever escape from this dreamworld, find true love, and regain the use of her credit card?

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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.

Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest fashion 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 since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness.

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.

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.

When the spirit of Lara’s great-aunt Sadie–a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance–mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie’s possession for more than seventy-five years, and Sadie cannot rest without it. Lara, on the other hand, has a number of ongoing distractions. Her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, her start-up company is floundering, and she’s just been dumped by the “perfect” man.Sadie, however, could care less.

Découvrez Fixie, la nouvelle héroïne signée Sophie Kinsella ! À 27 ans, la douce et discrète Fixie se retrouve à la tête de la Maison Farr, la boutique fondée par ses parents, nichée en bordure de Londres. Mais pas le temps pour la jeune femme de célébrer cette promotion, car la voilà qui doit gérer une lutte fratricide : Nicole, sa sœur fashionista, est bien décidée à faire du drugstore de quartier le centre de yoga le plus tendance de la capitale, quand Jack, leur frère so snob, y verrait plutôt une épicerie de luxe.

Rebecca Bloomwood verdient ihren Lebensunterhalt damit, anderen Leuten gute Tipps in Geldfragen zu geben. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie mit Einkaufen. Kein Wunder, dass sie sich ständig gezwungen sieht, sich durch ausgiebiges Shoppen zu entspannen - ein Teufelskreis. Schließlich droht sie in ihrem selbst geschaffenen Chaos unterzugehen, da sie sich gleichzeitig die Bank vom Leib halten, den attraktiven Luke Brandon beeindrucken und ihrer täglichen Arbeit nachgehen soll...

Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped. The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job — and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister!

Emma Corrigan è una ragazza come tante altre. Conduce una vita senza grandi scosse, lavora come assistente marketing in un'importante multinazionale, ha un boyfriend simpatico, ma in fondo, come tutte, sogna una vita diversa... Emma ha un terrore folle dell'aereo e quando, nel suo primo viaggio di lavoro, si trova ad affrontare un volo molto turbolento, non riesce assolutamente a stare calma, il panico si impadronisce di lei, ha paura di morire.

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.

Shopaholic Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood)'s two-year-old is ... spirited. She knows what she wants, whether it's a grown-up Prada handbag or a toy pony (40% off, so a bargain, surely?) When yet another shopping trip turns to mayhem, Becky decides it's time to give Minnie her own pocket money. Is it a bad sign when Minnie goes instantly overdrawn?

Poppy Wyatt steht kurz vor der Hochzeit mit ihrem Traummann. Dummerweise verliert sie durch ein Missgeschick erst ihren äußerst wertvollen...

Becky è una giornalista con una irrefrenabile passione: lo shopping. Irrefrenabile al punto da diventare una mania, che la spinge a comprare di tutto: abiti, casalinghi, cosmetici, biancheria. Becky è tutte le donne che escono per acquistare un litro di latte e tornano a casa con un paio di stivali. Becky è tutte le persone che vanno in fibrillazione quando vedono la scritta "saldi". Insomma, Becky è un po' tutti noi.

Fixie führt den süßen Tante-Emma-Laden ihrer chaotischen Familie in London. Für mehr hat sie eigentlich keine Zeit, außer für Ryan zu schwärmen, den besten Freund ihres Bruders. Als sie den Laptop eines Fremden vor der Zerstörung rettet, besteht der Jungunternehmer Sebastian darauf, Fixie einen Gefallen für ihre gute Tat zu schulden. Und so bittet sie ihn kurzerhand, Ryan einzustellen. Die Bitte stellt sich jedoch als fatal heraus, denn in Sebastians Unternehmen zeigt Ryan sein wahres Gesicht.

Becky steht vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Sie will ihren Vater finden, der nach Las Vegas verschwunden ist und so ihre Fehler aus der Vergangenheit wiedergutmachen. Zunächst muss sie aber den Roadtrip nach Nevada überstehen, denn sie reist nicht allein: In einem Kleinbus kutschiert ihr Göttergatte Luke nicht nur sie und Minnie, sondern auch Beckys beste Freundin Suze - deren Mann zusammen mit Papa Bloomwood verschwunden ist -, ihre Erzfeindin Alicia, ihre Mutter und deren beste Freundin durch die Wüste.

Ella's family has a big secret - her mummy is a fairy! But sometimes Mummy Fairy's magic goes wrong, and it's up to Ella to help.... In this third book of spellbinding adventures about Mummy Fairy and Ella, you'll find flying cars, enchanted ballet shoes, a unicorn in the kitchen - and, of course, Ella's very own magical wardrobe.

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.