The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

On the face of it, Rebecca Bloomwood has it all. Confident, single, and happily living in des-res Fulham with her best friend Suze, she’s a financial journalist who spends her days writing articles advising other people on the importance of budgeting and prudent investing. 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.

I look up and I’m in front of Octagon. My favourite shop in the whole world. Three floors of clothes, accessories, furnishing, gifts, coffee shops, juice bars and a florist which makes you want to fill your entire home with flowers. I’ve got my purse with me. Just something small, to cheer me up. A T-shirt or something. Or even some bubble bath. I won’t spend much. I’ll just go in and… I’m already pushing my way through the doors. Oh God, the relief. The warmth, the light. This is where I belong. This is my natural habitat.