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nothing more than a fanatic. They square off on television and Becky drives her point home about
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died in the hospital in order to avoid arousing Luke’s suspicions that she purchased the scarf for herself. Luke asks Becky to come shopping with him at
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Tarquin goes to the bathroom, Becky looks at his checkbook, and is disappointed : he spends almost nothing ! Horrible moment of embarrassment when
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Kinsella had managed to combine two essential ingredients that make a novel popular with readers: abundant flashes of reality and
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Endwich Bank, run by a certain Derek Smeath). Despite this, she still receives letters offering her credit and department store cards.
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227:: The CEO and owner of Brandon Communications. Future Husband of Rebecca Bloomwood. He is described by Becky as being 6'4, dark hair and dark eyes. Luke dated Sacha de Bonneville before dumping her so he can date Becky.
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215:: Becky's aristocratic best friend who keeps an eye on her spending spree. She is described as blonde, dark eyes and having freckles. Suze is an even worse shopaholic than Becky. In
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also attends just in case she relapses back to her old ways. Because of their similar problems with money management, the two become friends for it.
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