Sophie Kinsella is another writer that I find works like a charm when life gives you a rainy day. Her books are almost always written from a woman’s perspective and are seldom very serious in nature.
Although the plot line is fairly predictable usually consisting of madcap heroine who is relatively poor with fairly weird family manages to find her life taking a turn for the better usually because of the intercession of Mr. Right in the form of a successful financial wizard or businessperson who saves her from a lifetime of drudgery.
Part mills and Boon and part Barbara Cartland the books give you a taste of a slice of a modern day fairy tale that takes away from your worries for a few hours. Her books routinely make fun of business jargon and in her books successful women have a good life as opposed to a good career, a theme that has been explored rather fully by the lady herself in “The Undomestic Goddess.”
I love to read the books because of the way in which the sheer ingenuity of the heroine saves her every time with a liberal dose of help by the male protagonist. Although I’m a man, I manage to identify at some level with her heroines especially when they are surrounded by people who are all chattering away in business jargon and the girl of the book asks herself why she can’t understand a word that they are saying? I’ve felt like that quite a few times myself and I’m sure so have you. If you want a book that makes you feel that its okay to be a loser sometimes and that things do turn out right in the end, pick any of her books.
My personal favorite remains “The Undomestic Goddess” while “Can you keep a secret?” comes in at a close second. The Shopaholic series is a must for any one who feels that retail therapy is the way to go.
Do read it but then be prepared for similarities with Lauren Weisberger who seems to have lost her touch after “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Happy reading!
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