I Shop, Therefore I Am

Portas is a sort of tornado, unpredictable, funny and slightly terrifying, travelling at the speed of light. But in the quiet eye of this storm of a book lies great wisdom and truth. Absolutely irresistible -- JOANNA LUMLEY
I Shop, Therefore I Am is so enthralling that I kept pausing in order to savour the next anecdote or clever, acidic observation . . . It's worth riding alongside this observant semi-outsider, disrupter, inspirer * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Entertaining and energetic, it zips along as a chronicle of hilarious exchanges and changing times. But more than that, it reminds us that business is a creative act, and shopping is a conscious decision * * Stylist * *
If anyone wants to know what it was like to be a woman working in the heart of London fashion retail in the '90s, Mary Portas's book provides an entertaining rollercoaster ride -- ALEXANDRA SHULMAN
The book, featuring cameos by Naomi Campbell; Diana, Princess of Wales and other outsize personalities, is a window into the creativity and collaboration that reimagined the formerly fusty department store as a fashion destination and has propelled Ms. Portas's career ever since * * New York Times * *
A book with all the grit, gossip, beauty and brutality of retail. I couldn't put it down! -- MICHELLE OGUNDEHIN
From her 70s childhood to her time at Harvey Nichols, this memoir is funny, moving and wise in equal measures * * Good Housekeeping * *
A riot * * The Times * *
Britain's "Queen of Shops" takes us back three decades to her time stalking the floor at Harvey Nichols, at the height of its Ab Fab-inspired cachet * * Guardian * *
This page-turning memoir is Absolutely Fabulous fun - quite literally. But it is also about the serious business of following one's instincts, taking creative risks and negotiating inflexible (male) managers -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * * Bookseller * *