Sophie Kinsella Passes Away
Update: 2025-12-10
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Sad news from the literary world: Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series, has passed away at 55 after a private battle with brain cancer. Her family shared the news, expressing their love and gratitude for her successful writing career and radiant spirit. Kinsella, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, became a literary sensation with her 2000 novel, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic. She wrote ten Shopaholic books and many others, including Can You Keep A Secret?, which was adapted into a movie. Her final novel, What Does It Feel Like?, was her most autobiographical, as it centered on an author battling brain cancer. Kinsella is survived by her husband and five children.
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