Shopaholic Abroad characters

Also known as Becky

Appears from the start

A lively financial television contributor whose recent success has not cured her appetite for shopping. Becky can make money matters approachable for an audience, but she still avoids looking closely at her own accounts and treats each purchase as a special exception. Luke's expansion plans offer her the prospect of a glamorous new life in New York.

Appears from the start

Becky's boyfriend and the founder of Brandon Communications. Luke is preparing an ambitious move into the American market and is absorbed by the negotiations required to establish his company there. His focus and discipline contrast with Becky's impulsiveness, though he is not always alert to what she is hiding.

Also known as Suze

Appears from the start

Becky's loyal flatmate and closest friend. Suze shares Becky's enthusiasm and supports the proposed move while remaining a connection to home and one of the few people before whom Becky can admit that her confident public image is incomplete.

First appears in chapter 2

A polished employee of Brandon Communications who works closely with Luke. Alicia's professional confidence and her contemptuous manner toward Becky make her both a personal irritant and a source of anxiety as Luke pursues important new business.

Appears from the start

The producer of the television programme on which Becky appears as an approachable money expert. Zelda values Becky's spontaneous connection with viewers, while expecting her to maintain the credibility needed for a public advice role.

First appears in chapter 8

An unconventional young New York designer whom Becky meets while exploring the city. Danny is ambitious, inventive, and struggling to get his work noticed. He becomes a friend who sees New York from outside the polished corporate world surrounding Luke.

First appears in chapter 14

Luke's reserved mother, a wealthy American whose relationship with her son is distant and emotionally difficult. Her composed social manner gives Becky little immediate understanding of the history beneath Luke's response to her.

First appears in chapter 6

An experienced businessman and trusted adviser to Luke. Michael understands the pressures behind the American expansion and offers a steadier perspective on business loyalty and the risks Luke is taking.

Appears from the start

Becky's warm, enthusiastic mother. She is proud of Becky's television work and romance, and her confidence in Becky's success makes it harder for Becky to admit when events in New York begin to go wrong.

Appears from the start

Becky's practical father, who watches her expanding career with affection and concern. He and Jane provide a dependable home when the glamorous future Becky imagines proves less secure.

First appears in chapter 3

Becky's new bank manager, who takes a firm view of the overdraft and unanswered correspondence he inherits. John is less receptive than Becky hopes to charm or delay, and his warnings make clear that her improved career has not ended her financial danger.