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Spent: Memoirs of a Shopping Addict

by Avis Cardella

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Synopsis:

As a child, Avis Cardella devoured the glamorous images in her mother's fashion magazines. She grew up to be one of the people in them, living a life that seemed to be filled with labels and luxury. But shopping had become a dangerous addiction. She forwent food for Prada. Credit card debt blossomed like the ever-increasing pile of unworn shoes and clothing in the back of her closet. She defined herself by the things she owned and also lost herself in the mad hunt for the perfect pair of pants or purse that might make her feel whole.

Spent is Avis Cardella's timely, deeply personal, and shockingly dramatic exploration of our cultural need to spend, and of what happens when someone is consumed by the desire to consume.

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ISBN:
9780316035606
Author:
Cardella, Avis
Publisher:
Little Brown and Company
Author:
Cardella, Avis
Subject:
Consumption (Economics) -- United States.
Subject:
Shopping -- United States.
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Biography - General
Publication Date:
20100531
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
263
Dimensions:
8.46x6.32x.94 in. .86 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , As a child, Avis Cardella devoured the glamorous images in her mother's fashion magazines. She grew up to be one of the people in them, living a life that seemed to be filled with labels and luxury. But shopping had become a dangerous addiction. She forwent food for Prada. Credit card debt blossomed like the ever-increasing pile of unworn shoes and clothing in the back of her closet. She defined herself by the things she owned and also lost herself in the mad hunt for the perfect pair of pants or purse that might make her feel whole.

Spent is Avis Cardella's timely, deeply personal, and shockingly dramatic exploration of our cultural need to spend, and of what happens when someone is consumed by the desire to consume.
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