Madeleine Sophie Wickham (born Madeleine Sophie Townley; 12 December 1969) is an English author of chick lit who is most known for her work under the pen name Sophie Kinsella (Kinsella is her mother's maiden name). She was born in London, studied music at New College in Oxford but switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) after a year.
Sophie wrote her first novel, The Tennis Party, while working as a financial journalist (her first job before turning to the wonderful world of fiction) at the tender age of 24. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham.
Currently, Mrs. Wickham lives in London with her husband, Henry (whom she met in Oxford), headmaster of a boys' preparatory school. They have been married for 17 years and have four sons and a daughter: Freddy (b. 1996), Hugo (b. 1998), Oscar (b. 2006), Rex William (b. April 15, 2010) and Sybella (b. December 22, 2011).
Trivia? Sophie has two sisters who are also authors! They are Gemma Townley and Abigail Townley.
The library currently houses a lot of Sophie Kinsella books! If you have any specific title in mind and can't find it, just ask the help of any of our friendly librarians and staff members. (We'll be glad to be of help.)
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