“Society is notoriously stupid in its failure to harness the wisdom of older women in everything from television to politics, family life to boardrooms, and here is one reminiscing with honesty and realism about women's particular challenge: to create our professional and financial structures in the same period as our peak fertility.”

British writer, television presenter and professional poker player

Victoria Coren Mitchell is a British writer, television presenter and professional poker player. She writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph and has presented the BBC quiz show Only Connect since it began in 2008. She is known for work that crosses writing, broadcasting and poker. Her public profile is especially tied to her long-running column and to Only Connect, while her poker career adds another strand to a varied media life.