Author Sophie Kinsella remembered as a 'wonderful, warm woman'14 hours ago Share Save Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Share SaveSophie Kinsella's books have sold more than 50 million copies in more than 60 countriesSophie Kinsella, author of the bestselling Shopaholic series of novels, has been remembered as a "wonderful, warm woman" following her death at the age of 55. The writer, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2022. How 'little treats' helped Sophie Kinsella through cancerKinsella's books have sold more than 50 million copies in more than 60 countries, and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Bill Scott-Kerr, her longstanding publisher at Transworld, described Kinsella as "our author, our cheerleader, our fellow conspirator and our friend". Five years later, writing as Sophie Kinsella, she published The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - also known as Confessions of a Shopaholic.