Biography
The English writer Sophie Kinsella is the author of light and cheerful novels, seasoned with a subtle humor and an interesting plot. The woman has long been busy in the literary sector and managed to collect his own circle of readers, for whom now regularly produces new stories. The art's work is in demand not only at home, books are translated into several languages and in demand in different countries.Childhood and youth
Sophie was born in the winter of 1969, her real name - Madeline Wick (in the Major Townley). The first years of her biography was proceeded in London, in the Wimbledon area. Both parents worked in education. In addition to her, two more daughters were brought up in the family. Mother constantly came up with the stories for them, and soon they themselves began to compose stories.
As a child, Kinsella studied to play the piano, one time independently wrote music. After school, he entered the University of Oxford, he studied the economy, philosophy and politics.
The first writing experience appeared at the girl in his student years, when it had to write an essay, and then read them before teachers and fellow students. So for the first time she began to think about what was written, spent a lot of time on the editor of his own texts. Before literary creativity, managed to work a journalist in financial publications.
Books
Working journalist quickly bored Kinselle. As a woman confessed in an interview, the first stories she began to compose on long lunch breaks at work. She came up with fantastic plots, decorating their fictional characters.The first publication "The Tennis Party", familiar to the Russian readers called Tennis-Party, appeared in 1995, then the author placed a story under the real name. She was not confident in his own success, but risked to write another 3 novel. After their release with Sophie, an agent of one publisher contacted and offered to cooperate on a permanent basis.
The first books of the author published by the publisher described the lives of middle-class people who live in rural areas. They were sold, but did not lose great success. In 1996, the Bibliography of Kincella replenished the work of the "House of Your Dreams", then she wrote "Weekend by the pool", and another year - the Roman "Hearted". In 1999 published the "bride", in 2000 - "Cocktail for Troy" and in 2001, "Spanish Vacation".
The popularity of the writer brought a series "Shopaholik", the first book of which appeared on the shelves of bookstores in 2000. The main heroine is a 25-year-old girl named Rebecca, she works by a financial journalist, lives in the chic London area, is obeyed on brand things and shopping. But for expensive purchases you need to pay, hence the problems begin. After the release of several parts of the novel, this cycle quickly turned into a global bestseller, and in 2009 it was filmed the movie the same name.
Personal life
Despite the amount of time that Sophie spent on studying and work, the writer managed to build a happy personal life. With a future husband, she met in his student years, he was a novice musician, and now - the famous opera singer. At one time, she even toured with his spouse as his accompaniment.
Five children were born in marriage - 4 boys and 1 girl. So that the wife engaged in his favorite thing, her spouse took organizational and financial issues on himself. In the family of the writer, it is customary to support each other and respecting the hobbies of households. For this reason, the woman sits down at any time and quietly writes books, children and husband do not distract her.
Sophie Kinsella now
Sophie does not cease to delight fans with new books that regularly appear on the network, as well as publishers are printed. In 2019, her bibliography replenished the continuation of the Schopaholic series called "Christmas Shopaholik". Translated into Russian, the book has not yet come out. Another product "I am your debtor" appeared a couple of months after the "Shopaholic".In "Instagram" the writer is not so many photos with the family, but there are enough publications dedicated to the work of women. The author of the Romanians prefers to acquaint readers with new products through social networks.
Bibliography
- 1995 - "Tennis-Party"
- 1996 - "Your Dream House"
- 1997 - "Weekend by the Pool"
- 2000 - "Cocktail for Troy"
- 2001 - "Spanish holidays"
- 2004 - "Shopaholic and sister"
- 2007 - "Shopogolik and Baby"
- 2009 - "Girl and Ghost"
- 2012 - "I have your number"
- 2015 - "Shopaholik hurries to help"
- 2017 - "My Not Perfect Life"
- 2019 - "Christmas Shopaholic"
- 2019 - "I am your debtor"