BESTSELLING AUTHOR SOPHIE KINSELLA HAS BRAIN CANCER

British author Sophie Kinsella says she is receiving treatment for a form of aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma.

Kinsella, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, is widely known for her bestselling “Shopaholic” book series and other works including “Can You Keep a Secret?” Her most recent novel, “The Burnout,” was released in October 2023.

The first two books of the “Shopaholic” series were adapted into the 2009 movie “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” starring Isla Fisher.

The writer, 54, said in a Facebook post Wednesday that she was diagnosed at the end of 2022 but did not immediately share the news as she wanted to ensure her children “were able to hear and process the news in privacy and adapt to our `new normal.' ”

The author said she had wanted to share a health update “for a long time” but had been “waiting for the strength to do so.”

Kinsella said she has been receiving care at a London hospital and had undergone successful surgery, and that radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment is ongoing. She said she is feeling “generally very well,” but fatigued — before joking that her memory is now “even worse than it was before!”

Kinsella has sold over 45 million copies of her books in more than 60 countries, according to her website. Her works, which typically feature likable, flawed heroines who navigate modern challenges and try to do the right thing, have been translated into over 40 languages.