Shirley Conran

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.

Publications

Conran's most famous book is "Lace", first published in the United States by Simon & Schuster on 1 July, 1982. The hardcover edition ran to 604 pages. It was adapted into the television mini-series "Lace". Below is a list of her works to date: [ [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/shirley-conran/ List of Publications by Conran, Shirley] ]

Fiction

*"Lace"(1982)
*"Lace 2" (1985)
*"The Complete Story" (omnibus) (1986)
*"Savages" (1987)
*"Crimson" (1992)
*"Tiger Eyes" (1994)
*"The Revenge" (aka "Revenge of Mimi Quinn") (1998)
*"The Amazing Umbrella Shop" (1990)

Non-fiction

*"Superwoman" (1975)
*"Superwoman 2" (1977)
*"Futurewoman: How to Survive Life After Thirty" (1979)
*"Superwoman in Action" (1979)
*"The Magic Garden" (1983)
*"Down with Superwoman: For Everyone Who Hates Housework" (1990)

"The Magic Garden" was adapted as a computer program and published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro as "Shirley Conran's Magic Garden".

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