Showing the strength of Kinsella’s material and characters, Jerry Bruckheimer, master of testosterone, action adventure and intrigue, even stepped into this new territory of romantic comedy as producer.

But my greater joy came when I learned that the book (now a series) was being made into a film and that PJ Hogan would be directing. The book was like a fairy tale for shoppers everywhere but it went a step further, with an actual message and a balance of characters that reflected the good, the bad and the ugly of this “disease”, with a little romance and fun thrown in for good measure. And based on stories of her youth, compounded by what I saw and knew, I think she was the poster child for the term.) Capturing the very essence and intimate details of this well known concept, I was completely enamored with Kinsella’s story which embraced today’s obsession with youth, beauty, fashion and shopping with the glorious use of seemingly endless credit. The woman even had a shoe wall with some 400 pairs of shoes at its peak. After all, I had grown up with the queen of shopaholism – my mother (if it comes in 10 colors, buy all 10 colors and then accessories, jewelry, shoes and handbags to match – and all from the “elitest” stores in Center City Philadelphia or on the Main Line, the Prada and Gucci of her generation. When Sophie Kinsella’s most entertaining novel “Confessions of a Shopaholic” hit bookstores several years ago, I ran to grab my copy.

Confessions of a shopaholic series