'Shirl girl has flown away.'
Dame Shirley Conran has died aged 91 British author and journalist Dame Shirley Conran has died aged 91 just one week after receiving a damehood in hospital. The Lace author’s son, designer Jasper Conran, announced the news on social media this evening. ‘Shirl girl has flown away, a lark ascending,’ he began. ‘Thank you to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at St.
In 1975, she wrote acclaimed non-fiction book Superwoman, recognised as a feminist practical guidebook in which she coined the phrase: ‘Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.’ Her other novels include Savages, Crimson and Tiger Eyes. Former prime minister Liz Truss, who made the author a dame in her resignation honours list at the end of 2023, paid tribute on X, formerly Twitter, writing: ‘She was a life force, incredibly generous and a dedicated campaigner for maths education.
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