

She would have her friendship bracelet and she would look at it and then she would think, "Oh, friendship though, I must buy one for Suze, I've got to get one for Suze. And I think she would love one of those gorgeous adjustable bracelets, almost like a friendship bracelet. I have an instinct that this is what she would love. I think she would love a diamond bracelet. Then she would go to all the shops to see if she's missed anything. Well, first of all, how on earth would Becky choose? This is going to be impossible.

I love writing Becky, I love thinking like Becky. And the appeal of the Shopaholic books is, well, first of all, Becky, I love Becky.

And I picked my middle name and my mother's maiden name and that made Sophie Kinsella, and I've kind of been Sophie ever since. So I thought, "Well, I'll do it under a new name".

The truth is I used to write under my real name, Madeleine Wickham, and then I decided to change style when I wrote my first Shopaholic book. Although I actually do recommend having two names in life, it's actually quite fun and can be quite convenient.
