Madeleine Wickham
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| Pseudonym: | Sophie Kinsella |
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| Born: | December 12, 1968 (age 38) |
| Occupation: | novelist |
| Writing period: | 1995 - Present |
| Genres: | Chick-lit |
| Website: | http://www.sophiekinsella.com/ |
Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1968) 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 ("Confessions 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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[edit] Personal life
Wickham resides in London with her husband and three young sons; Freddy, Hugo and Oscar. Her sister, Gemma Townley, is also an author.
[edit] Miscellaneous
In May 2006, Kaavya Viswanathan's book "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life" was discovered to have at least three striking similarities to Kinsella's "Can you Keep a Secret?".
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Works credited 'Sophie Kinsella' include
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also titled Confessions of a Shopaholic)
Shopaholic Abroad (also titled Shopaholic Takes Manhattan)
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Shopaholic and Sister
Shopaholic and Baby(2007)
Can You Keep a Secret?
The Undomestic Goddess
Girls Night In (2004) (An Omnibus of novels, along with "many more fabulous authors" including Meg Cabot and Jennifer Weiner)
[edit] Works credited 'Madeleine Wickham' include
The Tennis Party (1995)
A Desirable Residence (1996)
Swimming Pool Sunday (1997)
The Gatecrasher (1998)
The Wedding Girl (1999)
Cocktails for Three (2000)
Sleeping Arrangements (2001)
