The Author

Title: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Author: Sophie Kinsella

The author of "Confessions of a Shopaholic" is Sophie Kinsella. That is the name she writes under. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, her real name, is English. Today, she lives in England with her family. She is in her thirties, as is the main character of her book. Wickham/Kinsella is well educated and graduated from Oxford University in England. Before writing the Shopaholic novels, Wickham/Kinsella was a financial journalist. This fact too may have influenced the author's choice of job for her main character. Wickham/Kinsella writes in two genres: journalism and fiction. Her genre of fiction is called "chick lit," fiction read mainly by women and girls (chicks).

She has a website, which gives the best information about her:

http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/kinsella/

Under the name Sophie Kinsella, she has written these books:

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Shopaholic Abroad (also titled Shopaholic Takes Manhattan) (2001)
Shopaholic Ties The Knot (2001)
Shopaholic & Sister (2004)
Shopaholic & Baby (2007)

Can You Keep a Secret? (2003)
The Undomestic Goddess (2005)
Remember Me? (2008)
Twenties Girl (to be released on July 21 2009)
Girls Night In (2004)

As Madeleine Wickham, she has written these books:
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)