Sophie Kinsella ,her books ,her life.

[kimiko yuuki]

Madeline Wickham was born in London. She did her schooling in Putney High School. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). Wickham worked as a financial journalist (including for Pensions World) before turning to fiction.

While working as a financial journalist, at the age of 24, she wrote her first novel. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten bestseller. 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.

Her first novel under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella (taken from her middle name and her mother's maiden name) was submitted to her existing 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 2005.

Sophie 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. 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, with Isla Fisher playing an American Becky and Hugh Dancy as Luke Brandon.

Twenties Girl, which was released in the UK in July 2009 was also published under the name Sophie Kinsella. The latest addition to the Shopaholic series, Mini Shopaholic, came out in September 2010.


Book Title Year
1 The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also titled Confessions of a Shopaholic) 2000
2 Shopaholic Abroad (also titled Shopaholic Takes Manhattan) 2001
3 Shopaholic Ties The Knot 2001
4 Shopaholic & Sister 2004
5 Shopaholic & Baby 2007
6 Mini Shopaholic 2010

Standalone novels
Can You Keep a Secret? (2005
The Undomestic Goddess (2006
Remember Me? (2008
Twenties Girl (2009
I've Got Your Number (2012



As Madeleine Wickham

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


I love her books. heart heart

[kimiko yuuki]

The Gatecrashers appears in 1998 and Remember me in 2008,are god books and lovely ,funny.

[Green_crayon42]

I read Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic takes Manhattan.
.............Couldn't read anymore.

[kimiko yuuki]

I've readed too,was very funny.i love it!