Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella is the pen name of British novelist Madeleine Wickham, who writes popular contemporary women's fiction and is best known for the Shopaholic series; The Undomestic Goddess is one of her standalone comic novels. Her work is characterized by light-hearted humor, romantic plots, and commercial success in the chick lit genre.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Roehampton
- Educated at
- St Mary's SchoolNew CollegePutney High SchoolSherborne School for Girls
- Awards
- 🏆 Glamour Award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you're going to do next!"
"It's like I'm thirteen again and he's my crush. All I'm aware of in this entire roomful of people is him. Where he is, what he's doing, who he's talking to."
"Lover? I don't know. I don't know if she loves me. I don't know if I love her. All I can say is, she's the one I think about. All the time. She's the voice I want to hear. She's the face I hope to see…"
"It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. Y…"
"It’s the way he had a cup of tea waiting for me when I woke up. It’s the way he turned on his laptop especially for me to look up all my Internet horoscopes and helped me choose the best one. He knows…"
"There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out."
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Timeline
1969
Born
Birth2025
Died
Death
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