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Sophie Kinsella
Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels in her best-selling ''Shopaholic'' series, '' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' and '' Shopaholic Abroad'', were adapted into the film '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009). Her books have sold over 40 million copies in more than 60 countries and have been translated into over 40 languages. Early life Madeleine Sophie Wickham is the eldest sister of fellow writers, Gemma and Abigail Townley. She was educated at Putney High School, St Mary's School, Shaftesbury and Sherborne School for Girls. She graduated from New College, Oxford, where she initially studied Music, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics ( PPE). She worked as a financial journalist (including for ''Pensions World'') before turning to writing fiction. Life and career At the age of 24, Kinsella wrote her first novel, which was published when she was 26. ''The Tennis Party'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Night In
Originally started in the UK, the Girls' (and Boys') Night In collections gather together hip fiction for the twenty- and thirtysomething sets. The United States version collects 21 stories from such popular chick-lit authors as Meg Cabot, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Isabel Wolff, Anna Maxted, and Lisa Jewell. Chapters #Party Planner by Meg Cabot #Traveling Light by Carole Matthews #Cat Lady by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez #Changing People by Sophie Kinsella #New York by Jill Davis #Revenge by Emily Barr #Here Comes Harry by Jessica Adams #Know it All by Sarah Mlynowski #In Agony by Isabelle Wolff #Dating the Enemy by Lauren Henderson #From This Moment by Megan McCafferty #What Goes Around by Louise Bagshawe #Rudy by Lisa Jewel #The Truth is Out There by Marian Keyes #Here We Are by Linda Curnyn #Siren Songs by Stella Duffy #The Marrying Kind by Anna Maxted #Don't You Know Who I Am by Adele Lang #Good Men by Jennifer Weiner #Dougie, Spoons, and the Aquarium Solarium by Jenny Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Got Your Number (novel)
''I've Got Your Number'' is a 2012 British romantic comedy novel written by Sophie Kinsella that was a New York Times Best Seller ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times .... Plot Poppy Wyatt loses her engagement ring, which has been in her fiancé's family for three generations, on the day that his parents arrive from the US and in the following panic, she also ends up losing her phone. She finds an abandoned phone in a bin and decides to keep it so that the hotel where she lost her ring can phone her if they find it. However, the owner, businessman Sam Roxton wants it back and Poppy and Sam find that their lives become increasingly entangled. References http://allreaders.com/book-review-summary/i-ve-got-your-number-39812 External linksOfficial website English-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenties Girl
''Twenties Girl'' is a 2009 book by Sophie Kinsella (pen name of Madeline Wickham). Her fourth "stand-alone" book, it was published by Bantam Press. Plot Lara is a twenty-seven-year-old woman. At the funeral of her great-aunt Sadie, she gets visited by her ghost In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ..., in form of a bold, demanding, Charleston-dancing girl. Sadie has one particular request: she can't rest without her precious dragonfly necklace, and demands that Lara find it for her. But Lara is besieged with problems of her own, such as her uncertain future as co-founder of her own headhunting agency, and the fact that she was recently dumped by Josh, the love of her life. Lara, coerced by Sadie, embarks upon an arduous journey to find said necklace, but in the proce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember Me? (novel)
''Remember Me?'' is a 2008 novel by the author Madeleine Townley under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels in her best-selling ''Shopaholic'' series, '' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' and '' Shopaholic Abroad'', were adapted into th .... Plot It is about Lexi Smart, a woman who has insecurities about herself until she experiences amnesia after a car accident. When she wakes up in the hospital she finds that she is a completely different person: she thinks it's 2004 and she's a twenty-five-year-old with crooked teeth, a disastrous love life and a dead-end job. The most recent events of her life she can remember are three years in the past. She learns it's actually 2007 – she's twenty-eight, she's the director of her department. She's fit, groomed, has a fabulous apartment, a closet full of designer clothes, and a handsome husband she has never seen before in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undomestic Goddess (novel)
''The Undomestic Goddess'' is Sophie Kinsella's fifth "stand-alone" novel, first published in the UK by Bantam Press in July 2005, and later in the US by Dial Press Trade Paperback in April 2006. Plot Samantha Sweeting is a workaholic lawyer. After a mental breakdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train at Paddington station Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a London station group, London railway station and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area. The site has been the London terminus of services provided by ..., and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Sweeting knocks on the doors of a well-kept manor where she is mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as a housekeeper. The employers are unaware of her true identity. Severely ill-equipped, Sweeting realises she has no relevant experience and is wholly unsuited to the role. She manages to cope, learns housekeeper skills and ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can You Keep A Secret? (novel)
''Can You Keep a Secret?'' is author Sophie Kinsella's first "stand-alone" novel, published by Black Swan on March 1, 2003 in the United Kingdom. Plot Emma Corrigan is a young woman in London, England. She is in a stable, but dull, relationship with the "perfect" man, and is currently attempting to climb the corporate ladder at Panther Cola, a multi-national cola company headquartered in London. Satisfied with life, she is thrown off-kilter when she mistakenly blurts out all of her inner secrets to a complete stranger on a plane when it hits turbulence and she believes she is going to die. Emma believes that she is in the clear when she leaves the plane, as she is confident that she will never see that stranger again. However, when he shows up at work, and turns out to be the company's founder, she is forced to come face-to-face with the man, her secrets, and the desire for her life to change. Difference between editions The U.S. edition contains different passages from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini Shopaholic
''Mini Shopaholic'' (2010) is the sixth book of the Shopaholic series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pen-name of Madeline Wickham. It focuses on the main character Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, her husband Luke Brandon and their daughter Minnie. Plot summary Rebecca Bloomwood and her husband, Luke Brandon, want to buy a home of their own so that they do not have to live with Becky's parents anymore. Their young daughter, Minnie, exhibits behavioral problems and seems to be incapable of being controlled by either parent, giving Luke doubts about having a second child. In addition to the difficulties of raising Minnie, Becky is also planning a surprise party for Luke. In her efforts to keep it a secret from Luke, she encounters several obstacles. At first, several of her friends and members of her family doubt Becky's ability to keep such a colossal secret and she faces the financial problem of throwing a grand party. This includes the hardships in a potential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic & Baby
A shopaholic is someone with a shopping addiction. Shopaholic can also refer to: *An informal term for someone with a compulsive buying disorder * ''Shopaholic'' (novels), a series of books written by Sophie Kinsella ** ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (film), a 2009 film adaptation of'' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a finan ...'', the first book in the Shopaholic novels series * ''Shopahholic'' (TV series), a Norwegian television series broadcast by TV3 *'' The Shopaholics'', a 2006 Hong Kong film. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic & Sister
''Shopaholic and Sister'' (2004) is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It is the fourth book in the Shopaholic series. It follows the story of Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) and her husband Luke as they return from their ten-month long honeymoon. Plot synopsis The novel commences with the protagonist, Becky Bloomwood, coming to the conclusion of her extravagant ten-month-long honeymoon around the World with her husband, Luke. Although the newlyweds have been enjoying themselves, Luke and Becky decide it is time to return home to England. Before returning home, the couple embarks upon a brief trip to Milan, where Luke is scheduled to meet with a potential client. After agreeing with Luke that she will not buy anything in Milan, Becky explores the city. She heads to a leather store and manages to buy Luke a new leather belt as a present to him, wanting to replace the one she ruined with the hot wax when she was waxing her legs. Becky's resol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic Ties The Knot
''Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (2002) is the third in the popular ''Shopaholic'' series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and her boyfriend (later fiancé) Luke Brandon as they become engaged and plan their wedding. Plot synopsis The book opens with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan's West Village. She has finally found her career calling as a personal shopper at Barney’s and is happily helping her best friend, Suze plan her wedding. Becky's best friend, Danny, helps her make a bridesmaid's dress. That night, Luke, Danny and Becky discuss when Becky will get married. She replies that she will get married in ten years, much to Luke's disbelief and amusement. A few days before the wedding, Becky learns that Suze is pregnant. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it. Suddenly, she finds herself caught in the middle between her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
