'Life's too short to stuff a mushroom'
Shirley Conran was born in London and is a former editor on the Daily Mail and the Observer. Her first book, Superwoman, sold more than a million copies worldwide, and was followed by ten other bestsellers. Shirley's ex-husband is designer Sir Terence Conran, and they have two sons, Jasper and Sebastian, both of whom are designers.
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