How Mary Fowler handles the pressure

by · Australian Financial Review

Lucy DeanJournalist
Sep 4, 2026 – 9.00am

Mary Fowler wasn’t prepared for how dark the winters in Manchester could get.

The northern English city sits at a latitude of 53.4 degrees, and on its shortest days, the sun sets as early as 4pm and rises as late as 8.30am, leaving only 7½ hours of light and temperatures that rarely exceed 8 degrees.

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Lucy DeanJournalistLucy Dean was previously a wealth reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Lucy on Twitter.

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