Shirley Conran, the industrious and proliferous British author whose 1982 novel, “Lace,” was a tale of female autonomy disguised as a bonkbuster (to use the British term for a steamy best seller) that made her a millionaire and introduced the lowly goldfish into the erotic canon, died on May 9 in London. She was 91. The cause of her death, in a hospital, was pneumonia, her son Jasper Conran said. She was also the author of “Superwoman,” a witty and proudly feminist primer on household management. The title was ironic, Ms. Conran wrote: “A Superwoman isn’t a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.”Her mantra, “Life is too short to stuff a mushroom,” became a feminist rallying cry, finding its way onto matchbooks, dish towels and throw pillows.

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Persons: Shirley Conran, ”, Jasper Conran, Conran, Femail, “ Organizations: Daily Locations: British, London, England