SOPHIE KINSELLA, AUTHOR OF CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, DIES AT 55.(PHOTO).
Sophie Kinsella, author of Confessions of a Shopaholic, dies at 55 British author Sophie Kinsella, best known for her bubbly rom-com series “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” has died at the age of 55 after a battle with brain cancer. Her family announced on Kinsella's Instagram account that she passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, saying her final days were filled with music, family, warmth, and joy. Kinsella, who also published under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, revealed in April 2024 that she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, more than a year earlier. She had kept the diagnosis private initially to allow her children to process the news in privacy. Kinsella rose to worldwide fame with the “Shopaholic” series, beginning with “The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic” in 2000, which introduced readers to the debt-prone Becky Bloomwood. Over her career, she sold more than 45 million books, which were translated in...
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