Susanna Gross has been literary editor of The Mail on Sunday[1] since 1999 and bridge columnist for The Spectator since 2000.
She has played bridge in many national and international competitions and represented England in home international competition for the Lady Milne Trophy.[2] That is the annual tournament for women teams, parallel in structure to the Camrose Trophy competition for open teams.
Life edit
Gross was born in London and educated at the University of York. She previously worked as an editor at the Daily Mail, was features editor of Harper's Bazaar, and was deputy editor of The Week.
The daughter of literary critic and writer John Gross and literary editor Miriam Gross, and the granddaughter of humanitarian Kurt May, she is married to the novelist and critic John Preston.[1][3] Her brother Tom Gross is a journalist and international affairs commentator, specialising in the Middle East.[4]
Since her mother's remarriage, Gross is the stepdaughter of Sir Geoffrey Owen.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Inside Story: Stars of the ultimate book group". The Independent. 9 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Mahmood, Zia (27 January 2011). "Age is no barrier". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b Johnson, Daniel (5 October 2012). "Last and best of the great literary editors". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Susanna Gross". The English Bridge Union. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links edit
- "International record for Susanna Gross". World Bridge Federation.
- Susanna Gross at the European Bridge League
- WorldCat search: Gross, Susanna – dozens or hundreds of The Spectator bridge columns have been catalogued by at least one WorldCat library
- Bridge columns by Susanna Gross in The Spectator.
