"She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer. The family said in a statement on Kinsella's Instagram account: We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy. We can't imagine what life will be like without her radiance and love of life."
"Kinsella, who also published under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, announced in April 2024 that she had been diagnosed in late 2022 with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. I did not share this before because I wanted to make sure that my children were able to hear and process the news in privacy and adapt to our new normal,' she said at the time."
"Starting in 2000 with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic, titled Confessions of a Shopaholic in the United States, Kinsella published 10 Shopaholic novels, along with other fiction. Her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and have been translated into dozens of languages. The first two Shopaholic books were adapted into the 2009 film Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy."
Sophie Kinsella (real name Madeleine Wickham) died Monday at 55 after a glioblastoma diagnosis. A family statement said she died peacefully, with her final days filled with family, music, warmth, Christmas and joy. She announced in April 2024 that she had been diagnosed in late 2022 and said she had withheld the news to protect her children’s privacy as they adjusted. Beginning in 2000 with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (titled Confessions of a Shopaholic in the U.S.), she published ten Shopaholic novels and other fiction. Her books sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and were translated into dozens of languages. The first two Shopaholic books were adapted into a 2009 film starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. She grew up in London, played piano and violin, composed music, and enrolled at Oxford before switching from music to PPE after one year.
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