Sophie Kinsella , the author of the million-selling Shopaholic book series, has died at the age of 55.

The family of the British author born Madeleine Townley announced her death on Wednesday, a year after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

“We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy,” Kinsella’s family said in a statement. “We can’t imagine what life will be like without her radiance and love of life.”

A financial journalist before entering the world of fiction, Townley penned her first novel in 1995 while in her twenties under her married name, Madeleine Wickham. She wr

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