Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella (actually Madeleine Wickham ; born December 12, 1969 in London ) is a British author.

Life

Kinsella was a business journalist and then began a career writing women's novels. She had her greatest success to date with the “Shopaholic - Die Schnäppchenjägerin” series: As a journalist for a financial magazine, her heroine Rebecca Bloomwood advises others on how to deal with money - and is chronically in debt herself. She ignores credit card statements to the best of her ability, and last-minute reminders sometimes disappear in the rubble container next door. Even after marrying a rich man, Rebecca can't stop shopping.

Other heroines of Kinsellas also repeatedly get into absurd and funny situations from which they can only free themselves through their creativity.

Sophie Kinsella lives with her family in Hertfordshire .

Works

As Madeleine Wickham

• The Tennis Party (Engl. The Tennis Party , 1995). Bertelsmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-570-12205-0 .
• A fine address ( A Desirable Residence , 1996). Goldmann, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-442-43152-2 .
• A Sunday by the pool (English Swimming Pool Sunday , 1997). Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-43151-4 .
• Lovely guests ( The Gatecrasher , 1998). Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-44148-X .
• The marriage swindler (Engl. The Wedding Girl , 1999). Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-44149-8 .
• Cocktails for Three (English Cocktails for Three , 2000). Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-45042-X .
• Fiesta for four (English Sleeping Arrangements , 2001). Goldmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-45043-8 .

As Sophie Kinsella

"Shopaholic" range

• The bargain hunter. (Engl. Confessions of a Shopaholic / The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic , 2000) Translated by Marieke Heimburger . Goldmann, Munich 2000 ISBN 3-442-54525-0
• Almost free ( Shopaholic Takes Manhattan / Shopaholic abroad , 2001). Translator Marieke Heimburger. Goldmann, Munich 2003 ISBN 3-442-45403-4
• To give away a wedding ( Shopaholic Ties the Knot , 2001). Translator Marieke Heimburger. Goldmann, Munich 2003 ISBN 3-442-45507-3
• Excluded from exchange (English Shopaholic and Sister , 2004). Translator Marieke Heimburger. Goldmann, Munich 2005 ISBN 3-442-45690-8
• Prada, Pumps and Baby Powder (English Shopaholic & Baby , 2007). Goldmann, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-442-46449-4 .
• Mini Shopaholic (English Mini Shopaholic , 2010). Manhattan 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-54646-6 .
• Shopaholic in Hollywood (English Shopaholic to the Stars , 2014). Goldmann, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-442-47987-0 .
• Shopaholic & Family (English Shopaholic to the Rescue , 2015). Goldmann, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-442-48482-9 .

Others

• Don't tell anyone, darling ( Can you keep a secret? 2003). Goldmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-45632-0 .
• Goddess in Wellington Boots ( The Undomestic Goddess , 2005). Goldmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-46087-5 .
• Do not we know each other? ( Remember Me? 2008). Goldmann, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-46655-9 .
• Charleston Girl ( Twenties Girl , 2009). Goldmann, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-54647-3 .
• Girls Night In (2004) (novel, along with other writers including Meg Cabot and Jennifer Weiner)
• No kiss under this number ( I´ve Got Your Number , 2011). Goldmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-46771-6 .
• The wedding vows (Engl. Wedding Night, 2013), Bantam Press, London, ISBN 978-0-593-07015-4 )
• Look me in the eye, Audrey ( Finding Audrey , 2015). cbj 2015, ISBN 978-3-570-17148-6 .
• Don't ask about sunshine ( My not so Perfect Life , 2017). Goldmann, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-442-48550-5 .
• Does it have to be the same forever? (English Suprise me , 2018). Goldmann, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-442-48776-9 .
• Heaven sends you ( I Owe You One , 2019). Goldmann, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-442-48790-5 .

Film adaptations

• Shopaholic - The bargain hunter (Original title: Confessions of a Shopaholic)
• Don't tell anyone, darling (Original title: Can You Keep a Secret)

Audio books

• Charleston girl . Read by Maria Koschny , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89813-890-1 (reading, 3 CDs, 227 min.)
• Shopaholic - the bargain hunter . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89813-826-0 (reading, 3 CDs, 240 min.)
• Almost free . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89813-947-2 (reading, 3 CDs, 192 min.)
• Wedding gift . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89813-989-2 (reading, 3 CDs, 188 min.)
• Mini shopaholic . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86231-043-2 (reading, 5 CDs, 374 min.)
• Excluded from exchange . Read by Irina von Bentheim , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2006, ISBN 3-89813-519-5 (reading, 2 CDs, 159 min.)
• The marriage fraud . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86231-112-5 (reading, 4 CDs, 317 min.)
• Do not we know each other? Read by Diana Staehly , Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89813-825-3 (reading, 3 CDs, 240 min.)
• Prada, pumps and baby powder . Read by Maria Koschny, Der Audio Verlag (DAV), Berlin, 2012, ISBN 978-3-89813-756-0 (reading, 3 CDs, 196 min.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Interview with Kinsella in: Süddeutsche Zeitung from 7./8. March 2009.

Web links

• Literature by and about Sophie Kinsella in the catalog of the German National Library
• Publisher's homepage of the author