Oh no, my heart is broken!
By snowy
@snowy22315 (199832)
United States
December 10, 2025 8:11am CST
I just found out that Sophie Kinsell (aka Madelyn Wickham), one of my favorite authors and just a good, kind human being has died. She was the one who wrote the Shopaholic series, and many other humourous books. She was diagnosed with incurable Gliablastoma in 2022, and lived longer than most with the disease. I just checked on how she was doing a few days ago..and all I found out was she was undergoing treatment. RIP, dear Sophie. You will be so missed.
8 people like this
8 responses
@snowy22315 (199832)
• United States
9h
Youngish, yes. I think her youngest child there long for daughter is only 12, I believe.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (488615)
• Italy
8h
@snowy22315 The youngest daughter (Sybella) is 14.
1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (87372)
• United States
8h
I'm sorry to hear that she has passed away. I also enjoyed her books
1 person likes this
@AmbiePam (107848)
• United States
8h
I was pretty disheartened when I read that this morning. It was amazing that she lived “so long” after being diagnosed. I mean, people don’t usually make it past a year when they are diagnosed (I think). I imagine every minute with her was precious.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (199832)
• United States
7h
Yes, if I was in that situation..I would ask God everyday for one more day. I think the hardest thing was not seeing her daughter grow up.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (199832)
• United States
9h
I read one of her last books..What does it feel like...a reflection of her time after surgery and struggling to come to terms with what happened. As only she could she managed to keep a light tone for the most part in which most have been terrible despair. She had five children the youngest only 12. She did recover to a certain extent, only to have cancer steal her away again.
@JordanLader (6671)
• Sparta, Tennessee
9h
We've lost quite a few people this year. It's very depressing
1 person likes this
