Sophie Kinsella





Sophie Kinsella


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in London, England, The United Kingdom
December 12, 1969

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Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her own finances. The books follows her life from when her credit card debt first become overwhelming ("The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic") to the latest book on being married and having a child ("Shopaholic & Baby"). Throughout the entire series, her obsession with shopping and the complications that imparts on her life are central themes.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 1,985,788 ratings · 75,585 reviews · 61 distinct works · Similar authors
Confessions of a Shopaholic...

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Can You Keep a Secret?

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The Undomestic Goddess

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Remember Me?

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I've Got Your Number

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Twenties Girl

3.81 avg rating — 119,361 ratings — published 2009 — 74 editions
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Shopaholic & Baby (Shopahol...

3.78 avg rating — 96,818 ratings — published 2007 — 80 editions
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Shopaholic Takes Manhattan ...

3.75 avg rating — 97,755 ratings — published 2001 — 91 editions
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Shopaholic Ties the Knot (S...

3.76 avg rating — 90,335 ratings — published 2002 — 82 editions
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Shopaholic and Sister (Shop...

3.63 avg rating — 70,901 ratings — published 2004 — 87 editions
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More books by Sophie Kinsella…
Confessions of a Shopaholic Shopaholic Takes Manhattan Shopaholic Ties the Knot Shopaholic and Sister Shopaholic & Baby Mini Shopaholic Shopaholic to the Stars
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July 2009, Sophie Kinsella
"Holidays are all about indulgence, and there's nothing more indulgent than opening one of these books and sinking into the happy, sunlit world of P.G. Wodehouse." ...More

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“sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you're going to do next!”
Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess

“There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”
Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess

“I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.”
Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic

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