Shirley Conran

Shirley Conran (born 21 September 1932) is a British novelist and journalist.

Conran is a best-selling author, whose books include Lace and Superwoman. She has been a columnist for Vanity Fair, women's editor of The Daily Mail and a feature writer for The Observer.

Lace spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, reaching as high as No. 6, and was adapted into a 1980s US miniseries.

Conran was educated at the University of Portsmouth. She was successfully treated for skin cancer and has suffered from ME. She is the ex-wife of British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer Sir Terence Conran and mother to Sebastian Conran and Jasper Conran, both of whom are designers. Her two later husbands included Kevin O'Sullivan, now the husband of Victoria Glendinning. Conran has homes in France and London, and lived in Monaco for several years.

She is known for coining the phrases "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom" and "First things first, second things never".

An independent, not for profit organisation with no political affiliations, Maths Action aims to improve maths performance in Britain.

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