RIP Sophie Kinsella

 

Sophie Kinsella, the bestselling author of the "Shopaholic" series of novels, has died, her family announced Wednesday, 18 months after she revealed she had an aggressive form of brain cancer.

She was 55.

Kinsella enjoyed extraordinary success, selling more than 50 million copies of her books in 60 countries, with translations into more than 40 languages.

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Photo from Sophie's Facebook page.