Passing of Sophie Kinsella

It is with great sadness that I learned that Sophie Kinsella lost her fight with brain cancer today at the age of 55. She was the author of the Shopaholic series and many other standalone books. I was lucky to have met her at a book signing in 2007 for the release of Shopaholic & Baby. Sophie had a great sense of humour, and her novels always made me laugh! She will be missed. My deepest condolences to her husband and 5 children.

My Sophie Kinsella book collection
Sophie Kinsella

Cecile

Cécile Sune was born in Lyon, France, and her obsession with books started when she was 14. Her grandparents had lent her Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, and she spent part of the summer indoors reading. Needless to say, her tan didn't really improve that year! It was also around that time that Cécile fell in love with the English language. Several years later, in 1999, Cécile moved to Toronto, Canada, with her cat and 5 suitcases. Her love of reading greatly increased when she discovered that English books were much cheaper than French novels. In 2013, she decided to start a blog to share her passion. Cécile now lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and their daughter, and works as a freelance translator (CS Revision).

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