The Thing With Giving Up Is You

I Had No Plans To Be A Writer. My Teenaged Bid For Stardom Was To Be A Pop Star... Which, Ahem, Didn't Exactly Work Out.

Life Is Like An Escalator. You See, It Carries You On Regardless. And You Might As Well Enjoy The View And Seize Every Opportunity While You're Passing. Otherwise, It'll Be Too Late.

My Real Name Is Madeleine Wickham, Under Which I Write Dramas With An Edge Of Humour. As Sophie Kinsella Its Fast, All-out Comedies, Such As The Shopaholic Series.

Hi." "hi." I Shrug, As Though To Say "whatever." In My Peripheral Vision I Can See Magnus Exhale. He Looks A Teeny Bit Nervous. "so." "so." I Can Play This Game Too. "poppy." "poppy. I Mean, Magnus." I Scowl. He Caught Me Out.

Why On Earth Declutter When You Can Just Shrinkwrap?