Shirley Conran (born September 21, 1932) is the ex-wife of British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer Sir Terence Conran. She is the mother of designers Sebastian Conran and Jasper Conran. She is a bestselling author in her own right whose books include Lace and Superwoman . She was educated at the University of Portsmouth. Shirley Conran is well known for having said: "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom". She was successfully treated for skin cancer several years ago. She has homes in France and London. In addition to novel writing, she has been a columnist for Vanity Fair (magazine) , women's editor of The Daily Mail newspaper and a feature writer for The Observer newspaper.
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