Madeleine Wickham
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| Madeleine Sophie Wickham | |
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| Born | December 12, 1969 London, England |
| Pen name | Sophie Kinsella |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Writing period | 1995 - Present |
| Genres | Chick-lit |
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Madeleine Sophie Wickham (née Townley), who also writes under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella, is an English author of chick lit.
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[edit] Career
Educated at Putney High School and New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She 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 Becky and Hugh Dancy as Luke Brandon.
Her latest novel under the name Sophie Kinsella, 'Twenties Girl', was released in the UK in July 2009.
[edit] Personal life
Madeleine lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, Henry Wickham, a headmaster of a boys' prep school. They have been married for 17 years and have three sons, Freddy, Hugo, and Oscar. She is also the sister of another author, Gemma Townley.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As Sophie Kinsella
The Shopaholic Series
| n° | Book Title | Year |
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| 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 | Sixth Shopaholic Book | 2010 |
[edit] Standalone novels
- Can You Keep a Secret? (2003)
- The Undomestic Goddess (2005)
- Remember Me? (2008)
- Twenties Girl (2009)
[edit] Other
- Girls Night In (2004) (An omnibus of novels, along with "many more fabulous authors" including Meg Cabot and Jennifer Weiner)
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[edit] 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)
