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Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella is a pseudonym that Madeleine Wickham started using once she published Confessions of a Shopaholic. Although Wickham had previously published seven other books under her real name, her Kinsella books were much more popular, so she has stuck with the pseudonym. All of her books fall into the genre "chick lit" -- light, humorous books about modern women and their misadventures in life and love.

She lives in London with her husband, Henry Wickham (whom she met in Oxford), who was previously headmaster of Lockers Park boys preparatory school and now manages her business affairs. They were married in 1991 and have four sons and a daughter.

Genres: Romance, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Romance

Series

Shopaholic
1. The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000)
aka Confessions Of A Shopaholic
2. Shopaholic Abroad (2001)
aka Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
3. Shopaholic Ties the Knot (2002)
3.5. Shopaholic on Honeymoon (2014)
4. Shopaholic and Sister (2004)
5. Shopaholic and Baby (2007)
6. Mini-Shopaholic (2010)
7. Shopaholic to the Stars (2012)
8. Shopaholic to the Rescue (2015)

Shopaholic Omnibus
Shopaholic Boxed Set (2004)
Shopaholic 5-Copy Boxed Set (2009)

Mummy Fairy and Me
1. Mummy Fairy and Me (2018)
aka Fairy Mom and Me
2. Fairy in Waiting (2018)
3. Unicorn Wishes (2019)

Novels

Omnibus

Hilarious, Heartwarming Heroines (2013)

Collections

Girls' Night in (2000) (with Jessica Adams, Meg Cabot, Cathy Kelly, Marian Keyes, Chrissie Manby, Sarah Mlynowski, Freya North, Fiona Walker and Jen Weiner)

Novellas

Six Geese A-Laying (2011)

Awards

Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Undomestic Goddess

Sophie Kinsella recommends

Fabulous Nobodies (1989)
Lee Tulloch
"I was glued to this book! Really is such a funny, sharp, fabulous character... and I want her frocks!"

Just Friends (2000)
Robyn Sisman
"Just Friends is a zinger of a book, sparkling with wit, full of twists, and utterly romantic. I loved it."

Do You Remember the First Time? (2004)
Jenny Colgan
"The Boy I Loved Before is a triumph."

Little White Lies (2005)
Gemma Townley
"A fabulous book."

Little Lady, Big Apple (2006)
(Little Lady Agency, book 2)
Hester Browne
"What a delicious, witty story, I loved it!"

Pick Me Up (2006)
Zoë Rice
"Clever, witty, and fun!"

The Ex-boyfriend's Handbook (2006)
(Ed & Dan, book 1)
Matt Dunn
"A hilarious insight into the male mind."

Class (2008)
(Maggie Adair, book 1)
Jane Beaton (Jenny Colgan)
"I love this book! It's funny, page-turning and addictive . . . just like Mallory Towers for grown-ups."

Moonlight in Odessa (2009)
Janet Skeslien Charles
"Fantastically quirky, wry and funny."

Chocolate Wishes (2010)
(Lancashire, book 4)
Trisha Ashley
"Full of down-to-earth humour."

Scandalous (2010)
Tilly Bagshawe
"Total escapist, self-indulgent pleasure."

The Time of Our Lives (2014)
Jane Costello
"Funny, sexy and moving = a hilarious holiday romp with a heart. I loved it."

The Reluctant Elf (2014)
Michele Gorman
"So engaging and witty."

The Snow Baby (2014)
Chrissie Manby
"Entertaining, clever and very funny!"

About Last Night . . . (2017)
Catherine Alliott
"A huge treat. Hilarious yet poignant."

Wilde Like Me (2017)
(Robin Wilde, book 1)
Louise Pentland
"A warm and engaging debut . . . [Robin Wilde is a] chatty, winning yet poignant heroine."

Where The Light Gets In (2018)
Lucy Dillon
"Satisfying and clever and deeply moving."

Him (2018)
Clare Empson
"Gripping and kept me guessing - and so emotionally true."

Mutts and Mistletoe (2018)
Natalie Cox
"Such a funny, sparky book...An ideal read for anyone who's a fan of Christmas or dogs--or both!"

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