Don't let the title of the post scare you - it's the name of one of the books I read recently. And how could I resist a book about shopping? This one is for those times when you want a light read without having to concentrate too much. The book chronicles the fashiontastic adventures of two mothers and their daughters, taking you through the roads of Europe and across the pond to New York.
The central characters are Annie Valentine and her daughter Lana, and Svetlana and her daughter Elena. Svetlana owns a fashion company based in NYC for which Elena and Lana work. However, the mothers and daughters don't always see eye to eye in business matters and this leads to quite some drama. Add to that an Italian spa vacation turned kidnapping rescue mission, and you've got yourselves a thickening plot.
Annie, who is a TV fashion presenter, has lately lost her mojo and feels out of touch with the world of style, and so Svetlana proposes a spa vacation in Italy to soothe frazzled nerves and revive inspiration. However, things don't exactly go as planned when Svetlana's sons are kidnapped by her ex-husband, and Annie is enlisted to be the chauffeur/bodyguard on the assignment to recover the boys! What follows is a dangerous and sometimes funny road trip to Austria. Though I have to mention, kudos to Annie for putting up with the overbearing Svetlana.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Elena and Lana, together with their designer Gracie, are working behind their mothers' backs to rejuvenate their failing fashion label, Perfect Dress, by revamping the designs and making them more current. A tight budget and boy trouble make this an equally bumpy ride as their mothers'.
One of the unique features of the book is that each chapter starts with a detailed description of a character's outfit along with its estimated cost, which can serve as inspiration for aspiring fashionistas. It has the prefect combination of family drama and adventurous thrill to guarantee you a fun-filled time.
The central characters are Annie Valentine and her daughter Lana, and Svetlana and her daughter Elena. Svetlana owns a fashion company based in NYC for which Elena and Lana work. However, the mothers and daughters don't always see eye to eye in business matters and this leads to quite some drama. Add to that an Italian spa vacation turned kidnapping rescue mission, and you've got yourselves a thickening plot.
Annie, who is a TV fashion presenter, has lately lost her mojo and feels out of touch with the world of style, and so Svetlana proposes a spa vacation in Italy to soothe frazzled nerves and revive inspiration. However, things don't exactly go as planned when Svetlana's sons are kidnapped by her ex-husband, and Annie is enlisted to be the chauffeur/bodyguard on the assignment to recover the boys! What follows is a dangerous and sometimes funny road trip to Austria. Though I have to mention, kudos to Annie for putting up with the overbearing Svetlana.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Elena and Lana, together with their designer Gracie, are working behind their mothers' backs to rejuvenate their failing fashion label, Perfect Dress, by revamping the designs and making them more current. A tight budget and boy trouble make this an equally bumpy ride as their mothers'.
One of the unique features of the book is that each chapter starts with a detailed description of a character's outfit along with its estimated cost, which can serve as inspiration for aspiring fashionistas. It has the prefect combination of family drama and adventurous thrill to guarantee you a fun-filled time.
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