Susanna Gross (died 11 November 2025) was an English journalist and bridge player who was literary editor of The Mail on Sunday [1] from 1999, and bridge columnist for The Spectator from 2000.
Gross played bridge in many national and international competitions and represented England in home international competition for the Lady Milne Trophy (which is the annual tournament for women teams, parallel in structure to the Camrose Trophy competition for open teams). [2]
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 was 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]
After her mother's remarriage, Gross was the stepdaughter of Sir Geoffrey Owen. [3]
Gross died following a long illness on 11 November 2025. [5]
