Bestselling novelist Sophie Kinsella has passed away at the age of 55.
The author, best known for creating the hugely popular Shopaholic series, had been battling glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer she was diagnosed with in 2022.
Her family confirmed her death in a statement shared on Wednesday (December 10), saying she died “peacefully,” and that her final days were filled with “family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy.”
Kinsella’s last published work came out in late 2024 and was inspired by her own illness. Titled What Does It Feel Like?, the story follows a successful author named Eve who is confronted with a devastating brain tumor diagnosis and has to navigate love, loss, and acceptance.