Her positive works with a living syllable are easy to read and save from depression. Someone will call them “easy reading”, but is it really bad that literature evokes a smile?
Fame
Madeleine Wickham, who was born in 1969, worked for a long time as a journalist in various financial magazines, but she realized that she was not doing her job. Soon, she quit writing boring articles and set about writing. At 24, she is printing her first novel. But the series about the shopaholic girl, who was called the most fun saga of this century, made her famous. Novels are released under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella, and the London writer still creates under this name.
Best sellers about Becky Bloomwood are extremely popular in our country. The story of a girl spending her money unreasonably and doing ridiculous things is a story about the writer herself, who went to buy a pack of coffee and returned with a couple of new shoes.
The story of the main character is a peculiar run in a circle: she spends a lot of money on unnecessary clothes and cosmetics, and then forgets about impressive expenses. Sophie Kinsella found the strength to admit that she often looks at a thing and does not remember why she acquired it. “I buy gifts for Christmas, and when they fall out of the closet, I find that I bought 3 gifts for one person.”
Sophie Kinsella: Bibliography. Shopaholic Saga
"The Secret World of a Shopaholic" is the first novel about a cheerful and charming journalist whose serious financial problems do not stop spending the last money on another unnecessary blouse. But the girl works as a serious financial journalist, giving advice to readers on how to properly manage cash flows. The writer said that she was also spending her money thoughtlessly, and when she heard about the minus on her card, her legs gave way. Sophie Kinsella saw in her addiction comedy potential and drew ideas from life.
Becky’s ridiculous spender often lies, but her lie is like a child’s imagination, and it’s impossible not to love the heroine. It differs from stiff and reserved English, the reader is attracted by the open heart and naivety of the girl who finds herself in comic and ridiculous situations.
In the second book, “The Shopaholic in Manhattan,” the journalist loses her beloved job, and her passion for uncontrolled shopping destroys her personal life. But friends help get out of a difficult situation. “Shopaholic and marriage bonds” continues the story of a favorite cure for boredom and stress - shopping.
The fourth book, “Shopaholic and Sister,” by Sophie Kinsella, tells of Becky's new relative - her complete opposite. The skuperdyayka does not like supermarkets and calls the thoughtless waste of money a terrible vice. Readers will find out how Becky finds a way out of the most difficult situations.
Birth of a child - what could be more important? Obsessed with spending, Rebecca buys expensive strollers, branded items for the baby, and a beautiful girlfriend appears in her husband's life. The pregnant heroine will emerge victorious from any fight with rivals in the book “Shopaholic and Baby”.
The economic crisis makes it an oath to her husband not to spend a few months, but Becky breaks down, and again everything is not going according to plan in Minishopaholic. In the penultimate novel, “The Shopaholic and the Stars,” the heroine ends up in Hollywood, and her husband promotes the famous actress with whom Becky wants to make friends. But our desires often do not coincide with harsh reality.
In 2015, the novel Shopaholic on Honeymoon is released, in which Rebecca dreams of a honeymoon, but her husband makes other plans.
From book to movie
Pretty brunette Sophie Kinsella, whose photo can be seen in various fashion magazines, in 2009 became a co-producer of the film, based on the first book of the Becky shopaholic saga. In a cheerful comedy, the main role went to the famous actress A. Fisher, who embodied a charming spender on the screen.
As the writer admitted after the release of the film, Isla perfectly conveyed Becky's qualities. “All thoughts are reflected on her face. And the viewer sees exactly what is happening in her head. To play convincingly, you have to be funny, and Ayla is really funny. ”
Shopaholic's soul mate
By the way, in the book the reader will not find a description of what the heroine looks like. This was done with the intention that everyone would find a soul mate in her. After all, the main thing is not appearance, but the inner world. The writer knows her heroine and looks at the world through her eyes. When Sophie was asked what common features she had with Becky, she replied that when they go to the supermarkets, they think the same way, and the idea of ​​a bargain purchase with a discount always goes to the head of the writer.
Quotes
The fun comedy succeeded in adopting Sophie Kinsell's lightweight narrative style. Quotes from the film are becoming popular, and even those who did not read the fascinating book knew memorable phrases by heart.
“There is nothing stronger than an accelerating pulse than a sign that says“ 50% discount. ”
“If all the conversations could be erased, how simple life has become.”
"Shopping is the best healer of despondency."
“Depression would disappear if everyone wore new clothes.”
Easy syllable and positive
In the character who so recklessly spends the last money on shopping, many recognize themselves. Hence the worldwide recognition of the writer Sophie Kinsella. Reader reviews about her works are extremely positive.
The writer is loved for an easy syllable without tedious descriptions, and the events she develops are kept in suspense until the end, because no one knows how the book will end. Positive stories, seasoned with ridiculous adventures and ridiculous adventures, are suitable for a pleasant pastime.