LONDON – Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

The family said on Kinsella’s Instagram account that “she died peacefully , with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy . We can’t imagine what life will be like without her radiance and love of life. ”

Kinsella, who also published under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, announced in April 2024 that she had been diagnosed more than a year earlier with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

“I did not share this before because I wanted to make sure that my children were able to hear and process the news in priv

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