STELLA|1SEPTEMBER 2019 27
As new researchsuggests many
of us don’t peak creatively
until our 50s, Clare Thorptalks to
fiveentrepreneurswho reached
their career nirvana when
theywere least expecting it
LeftLiz Wilsoninher
kitchen.BelowJournalist
turnedgard en designer
Carolyn Dunster
Generationreboot
SIXYEARSAGO,at theageof 53,Liz Wilson
was feeling adrift.Recentlyseparatedfrom
thefather of herthreechildren, she was on
herownforthefirsttime in 25years, living in
anew houseandworking asaprimaryschool
teacher.‘The kidswere gettingolder andIwas
thinking,there’sgot tobemorethanthis,’ she
says.‘I likedmyjob butIknewtherewas
something moreinme. Ididn’t want tobe
doingthesamething infive years’time.’
Totake her mind offthings,thekeenhome
cooksignedupforathree-daybread-making
course.‘Ihadalot of energyandIdidn’twant
to sit inthecorner feeling miserable,’ she
says.‘Making breadprovidedthemostthera-
peutic distraction.Ibecame obsessedover-
night:Ibakedand bakedandvolunteeredin
bakeriesandcookeryschools, went on more
coursesandreadbooks about baking.’
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