Shopping, is the debut novel by British author Gavin Kramer, published in 1998 by Fourth Estate.

[1] Tall, awkward Meadowlark, an English lawyer is determined to make a success of his two-year assignment in Tokyo.

He appears dull, infallible and incorruptible; immune to the temptations of the Roppongi nightlife.

But then he meets Sachiko - a fashion obsessed teenager who leads him on an expensive buying spree.

Eventually, Sachiko meets a richer sponsor and Meadowlark falls apart.