“My earliest, most impactful encounter with a book was when I was seven and awoke early on Christmas morning to find Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in my stocking. I had never been so excited by the sight of a book - and have possibly never been since!”

English author

Sophie Kinsella is the pen name of Madeleine Sophie Wickham, an English author. She is best known for the Shopaholic series of novels, which made her a widely recognized bestselling writer. The series began with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic in 2000 and continued with Shopaholic Abroad in 2001. The first two books were later adapted into the 2009 film Confessions of a Shopaholic.