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Sophie Kinsella Biography & Facts

Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels in her best-selling Shopaholic series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad, were adapted into the film Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). Her books have sold over 40 million copies in more than 60 countries, and been translated into over 40 languages. Early life Madeleine Sophie Wickham is the eldest sister of fellow writers Gemma and Abigail Townley. She was educated at Putney High School, St Mary's School, Shaftesbury and Sherborne School for Girls. She graduated from New College, Oxford, where she initially studied Music, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). She worked as a financial journalist (including for Pensions World) before turning to fiction. Life and career At the age of 24, Kinsella wrote her first novel, which was published when she was 26. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten best-seller. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham: A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, The Gatecrasher, The Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three and Sleeping Arrangements. Wickham's first novel under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella (taken from her middle name and her mother's maiden name) was submitted to her publishers anonymously and was enthusiastically received. She revealed her real identity for the first time when Can You Keep a Secret? was published in December 2003.Kinsella is best known for writing the Shopaholic novels series of chick lit novels, which focus on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her own finances. She is also known for her relationship with Luke. The series focuses on her obsession with shopping and its resulting complications for her life. The first two Shopaholic books were adapted into a film and released in February 2009."Shopaholic to the Rescue" was released on 22 October 2015; "Christmas Shopaholic" was released in October 2019. Her most recent standalone novels are "Love Your Life", "I Owe You One" (Feb 2019), My Not So Perfect Life and Surprise Me. In 2015, she branched into Young Adult writing with her first YA book, Finding Audrey, published in June 2015.A musical adaptation of Kinsella's novel 'Sleeping Arrangements' by Chris Burgess was premiered on 17 April 2013 in London at the Landor Theatre. Personal life In 1991, Kinsella married Henry Wickham, whom she had met at Oxford. A schoolmaster, he became head of Lockers Park Preparatory School and now manages her business affairs. They live in Dorset and London and have a son. Bibliography As Sophie Kinsella The Shopaholic series The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also titled Confessions of a Shopaholic) (2000) Shopaholic Abroad (also titled Shopaholic Takes Manhattan) (2001) Shopaholic Ties The Knot (2001) Shopaholic & Sister (2004) Shopaholic & Baby (2007) Mini Shopaholic (2010) Shopaholic to the Stars (2014) Shopaholic on Honeymoon (2014) Shopaholic to the Rescue (2015) Christmas Shopaholic (2019)Standalone novels Can You Keep a Secret? (2003) The Undomestic Goddess (2005) Remember Me? (2008) Twenties Girl (2009) I've Got Your Number (2011) Wedding Night (2013) My Not So Perfect Life (2017) Surprise Me (2018) I Owe You One (2019) Love Your Life (2020) The Party Crasher (2021) The Burnout (2023)Other Girls Night In (2004) (an omnibus of novels, along with many authors including Meg Cabot and Jennifer Weiner) Finding Audrey (2015) (a young adult novel) Fairy Mom and Me (2018) (an illustrated series for young readers)As Madeleine Wickham The Tennis Party (1995) (re-released as 40 Love in 2011) A Desirable Residence (1996) Swimming Pool Sunday (1997) The Gatecrasher (1998) The Wedding Girl (1999) Cocktails for Three (2000) Sleeping Arrangements (2001)References External links Official website Sophie Kinsella at Random House Australia. Discover the Sophie Kinsella popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sophie Kinsella books.

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  • Wedding Night synopsis, comments

    Wedding Night

    Sophie Kinsella

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life returns with her trademark blend of sparkling wit and playful romance in this pageturning story of ...

  • Love to Hate You synopsis, comments

    Love to Hate You

    Jo Watson

    'I've laughed out loud far too many times, until my sides hurt. A definite must read for fans of a cute romcom!!' Goodreads reviewer The new ebook bestseller from the author of Alm...

  • After the Party synopsis, comments

    After the Party

    Lisa Jewell

    "Lisa Jewell’s writing is like a big warm hug. After the Party is a touching, insightful, and gripping story which I simply couldn’t put down." Sophie Kinsella From the New York Ti...

  • A Desirable Residence synopsis, comments

    A Desirable Residence

    Madeleine Wickham

    From the author of the sensational bestselling Sophie Kinsella novels and the New York Times bestsellers The Wedding Girl and Sleeping Arrangements, comes a wicked comedy of adulte...

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic synopsis, comments

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes “a hilarious tale . . . hijinks worthy of classic I Love Lucy episodes . . . too good to...

  • Love Your Life synopsis, comments

    Love Your Life

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher, an utterly delightful novel about a woman who ditches her dating app for a writer’s retreat in Italyonly to find...

  • The Unhoneymooners synopsis, comments

    The Unhoneymooners

    Christina Lauren

    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews Publishers Weekly Library Journal Named a “MustRead” by TODAY, Us Weekly, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, ...

  • Christmas Shopaholic synopsis, comments

    Christmas Shopaholic

    Sophie Kinsella

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life returns with a festive Shopaholic adventure filled with holiday cheer and unexpected gifts.“Sophie ...

  • 40 Love synopsis, comments

    40 Love

    Madeleine Wickham

    From the author of the sensational bestselling Sophie Kinsella novels and the New York Times bestsellers The Wedding Girl and Sleeping Arrangements, this perceptive comedy 40 Love...

  • The Party Crasher synopsis, comments

    The Party Crasher

    Sophie Kinsella

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family and finding a second chance at love, set a...

  • Seatmate synopsis, comments

    Seatmate

    Cara Bastone

    'Cara Bastone is one of the most talented writers in the romance genre today. With her signature blend of heart, humor, and honesty, Cara's books remind you that the best stories b...

  • Roomies synopsis, comments

    Roomies

    Christina Lauren

    From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times bestselling aut...

  • Mini Shopaholic synopsis, comments

    Mini Shopaholic

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes “frothy fun . . . Faster than a swiping Visa, more powerful than a twoforone coupon, abl...

  • The Gatecrasher synopsis, comments

    The Gatecrasher

    Madeleine Wickham

    Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and The Gatecrasher is just as delicious as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series. Everything's coming up roses for Fleur Daxeny,...

  • Shopaholic to the Rescue synopsis, comments

    Shopaholic to the Rescue

    Sophie Kinsella

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life returns with another laughoutloud Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) adventure: a hilarious road trip th...

  • Twice in a Blue Moon synopsis, comments

    Twice in a Blue Moon

    Christina Lauren

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and the “delectable, moving” (Entertainment Weekly) My Favorite HalfNight Stand comes a modern love story about wha...

  • Love and Other Words synopsis, comments

    Love and Other Words

    Christina Lauren

    After a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren’s touching, romantic novel Love and Other Words…how many words...

  • The Dirty Book Club synopsis, comments

    The Dirty Book Club

    Lisi Harrison

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Clique series comes a novel about the importance of friendship, and, of course, the pleasure of a dirty book.M.J. Stark’s life ...

  • My Not So Perfect Life synopsis, comments

    My Not So Perfect Life

    Sophie Kinsella

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a socialmediaobsessed world, fro...

  • The Little Lady Agency and the Prince synopsis, comments

    The Little Lady Agency and the Prince

    Hester Browne

    Hester Browne created a unique heroine in Melissa RomneyJones a.k.a. Honey, London's ultimate freelance girlfriend, who won the hearts of readers on both sides of the Atlantic in h...

  • Shopaholic Ties the Knot synopsis, comments

    Shopaholic Ties the Knot

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life . . . “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy wit...

  • The Truth About Melody Browne synopsis, comments

    The Truth About Melody Browne

    Lisa Jewell

    This “touching, insightful, and gripping story” (Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone follows a yo...

  • Missing synopsis, comments

    Missing

    Susan Lewis

    What if your partner just disappeared without a trace?It's an early autumn day like any other as Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the station. Nothing remarkable crops u...

  • I Owe You One synopsis, comments

    I Owe You One

    Sophie Kinsella

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A gem of a novel.”Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great ThingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling&#x...

  • Shopaholic Takes Manhattan synopsis, comments

    Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life . . . “[Sophie] Kinsella’s Bloomwood is plucky and funny. . . . You won’t have to shop around ...

  • The Burnout synopsis, comments

    The Burnout

    Sophie Kinsella

    Sparks fly in this delightful novel about two burned out professionals who meet at a ramshackle resort on the British seasidefrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pa...

  • The Wedding Girl synopsis, comments

    The Wedding Girl

    Madeleine Wickham

    At the age of eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly was up for anything. Rupert and his American lover, Allan, were an important part of her new, exciting life, so wh...

  • The Little Lady Agency synopsis, comments

    The Little Lady Agency

    Hester Browne

    Hilarious and warmhearted, this "deliciously addictive" (Cosmopolitan) debut romantic comedy stars a woman who goes from doormat to diva when she sets up shop as the ultimate freel...

  • Here Come the Girls synopsis, comments

    Here Come the Girls

    Milly Johnson

    A heartwarming and hilarious novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author ‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available o...

  • Twenties Girl synopsis, comments

    Twenties Girl

    Sophie Kinsella

    BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sophie Kinsella's Wedding Night.Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in ove...

  • Surprise Me synopsis, comments

    Surprise Me

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes a witty and emotionally charged novel that delves into the heart of a marriage, and...

  • Shopaholic to the Stars synopsis, comments

    Shopaholic to the Stars

    Sophie Kinsella

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life . . . “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with lau...

  • Before I Met You synopsis, comments

    Before I Met You

    Lisa Jewell

    “Lisa Jewell leaves the chicklit tag firmly behind with Before I Met You, a poignant story about a young woman uncovering her grandmother’s bohemian life in 1920s Londonand finding...

  • The Little Teashop of Lost and Found synopsis, comments

    The Little Teashop of Lost and Found

    Trisha Ashley

    'Trisha Ashley writes with remarkable wit and originality one of the best writers around.' KATIE FFORDE‘Trisha at her best.’ CAROLE MATTHEWSAlice Rose is a foundling, discovered o...

  • My Favorite Half-Night Stand synopsis, comments

    My Favorite Half-Night Stand

    Christina Lauren

    By the New York Times bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (Us Weekly), My Favorite HalfNight Stand is a laughoutloud romp through online dating and its many,...

  • Cocktails for Three synopsis, comments

    Cocktails for Three

    Madeleine Wickham

    Madeleine Wickham, who writes the internationally bestselling Shopaholic series as Sophie Kinsella, has penned an irresistibly dishy and entertaining novel about three savvy young ...

  • The Girl in the Letter synopsis, comments

    The Girl in the Letter

    Emily Gunnis

    'A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse on The Girl in the Letter 'I was g...

  • Call Me Maybe synopsis, comments

    Call Me Maybe

    Cara Bastone

    'Cara Bastone is one of the most talented writers in the romance genre today. With her signature blend of heart, humor, and honesty, Cara's books remind you that the best stories b...

  • The Undomestic Goddess synopsis, comments

    The Undomestic Goddess

    Sophie Kinsella

    Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks ...

  • The Great Ex-Scape synopsis, comments

    The Great Ex-Scape

    Jo Watson

    From the author of the 100,000+ copyselling romcom, Love to Hate You! No one makes you laugh like Jo Watson!'If you want a book that is TRULY "laugh out loud" start here' Goodreads...