Recently, in her fifties, the novelist Sophie Kinsella began to have trouble standing, sitting, speaking. Various medical consultations revealed nothing. On a hunch, Sophie's husband said, "Let's have her brain examined." The result: the discovery of a glioblastoma. Sophie Kinsella has around one year to live. Here is where the story gets crazy. SK has chosen to fictionalize the newest events in her life. The book is called "What Does It Feel Like," and it concerns a novelist, Eve, who can't find an idea. She is full of guilt; her husband is kindly watching the five children--working overtime to create a "writing oasis." Instead of drafting a story, Eve leaves her desk to purchase a beautiful dress. As she wrestles with self-loathing, she has an epiphany: a shopping addiction could be the subject of her next novel. The resulting novel--"Shopaholic"--changes Eve's life. Then: the cancer diagnosis. What follows isn't really a p...