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Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable edition of Sophie Kinsella's new title.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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!

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.

Number one best-selling author Sophie Kinsella returns with an irresistible new stand-alone about family love, family tensions and what you might hear if they didn't know you were in the room.

Lara has always had an over-active imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without.

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?

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...

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.

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.

Die Welt scheint sich gegen Emma Corrigan verschworen zu haben. Erst versagt sie bei einem wichtigen Kunden, mit dem ihre Firma eine Kooperation entwickeln wollte, und dann gerät ihr Flugzeug in so heftige Turbulenzen, dass Emma ihr letztes Stündlein gekommen sieht. Aber vor ihrem vermeintlichen Ableben macht sie noch reinen Tisch: Jedes Geheimnis, jede kleine Notlüge, jede Heimlichkeit, derer sie sich schuldig fühlt, bricht aus ihr heraus.

Herzzerreißend, mutmachend, witzig und zärtlich: ein autobiografischer Kurztext von Bestsellerautorin Sophie Kinsella Als Eve eines Morgens im Krankenhaus aufwacht, hat sie keinerlei Erinnerung, wie sie dort hingekommen ist. Ihr Mann Nick, der stets an ihrer Seite wacht, erklärt ihr, dass ihr ein bösartiger Hirntumor entfernt wurde. Von nun an muss Eve, eine gefeierte Bestsellerautorin, alles neu lernen – das Laufen, das Sprechen, das Schreiben. Und sie muss sich mit der Diagnose auseinandersetzen, womöglich nie wieder gesund zu werden.

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

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.

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.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Fairy-in-Waiting, written and read by Sophie Kinsella. Hello. I'm called Ella Brook, and I live in a town called Cherrywood. I have blue eyes and dark brown hair. My best friends at school are Tom and Lenka. My worst enemy is Zoe. And then there is my mummy. She looks normal, like any other mummy...but she's not. Because she can turn into a fairy. She just has to shut her eyes tight, say 'Marshmallow'...and poof! She's Mummy Fairy.