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Jojo Moyes shares how Sophie Kinsella pushed her to write bestselling novel

Jojo Moyes reveals how Sophie Kinsella encouraged her to finish writing Me Before You
  • Jojo Moyes revealed that her late friend, author Sophie Kinsella, inspired her to complete her bestselling novel, Me Before You.
  • Moyes shared the information during an interview on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
  • Me Before You, which was later adapted into a film, has sold 14 million copies.
  • Moyes admitted she often loses confidence in her novels after writing the initial 20,000 words and nearly gave up on the book.
  • Sophie Kinsella, real name Madeleine Sophie Wickham, died in December following a diagnosis of aggressive brain cancer.
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