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Petra Cramsie
About The Author
Petra Cramsie worked as an editor for puzzle magazines, then as a writer/researcher for a production company making television documentaries, and then as an editor at Allison and Busby. After leaving London , she studied for degrees in human ecology and philosophy. She lives in Herefordshire with her family.
The following are the author's biographical blurbs as they appear in The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook:
The Optimist's Handbook:
In her dazzling early career launching exhibitions, publishing magazines, editing books and writing for television, Petra Cramsie added considerably to the gaiety of nations. She now lives in a rural idyll above Herefordshire’s Golden Valley, secure in the knowledge that tomorrow will be even better than today. Blessed with children, Petra often reminds those citizens of a brighter future that a day without a smile is like a day without sunshine.
The Pessimist's Handbook:
After years spent toiling at various unrewarding employments, Petra Cramsie leftLondon to face the vicissitudes of middle age. She and her dependants live in a godforsaken, wind-tormented spot opposite the Black Mountains . When she is not up to her eyeballs in relentless domestic drudgery, she spends her time contemplating the exact size, shape and texture of the hand-basket in which the world is going to hell.
The following are the author's biographical blurbs as they appear in The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook:
The Optimist's Handbook:
In her dazzling early career launching exhibitions, publishing magazines, editing books and writing for television, Petra Cramsie added considerably to the gaiety of nations. She now lives in a rural idyll above Herefordshire’s Golden Valley, secure in the knowledge that tomorrow will be even better than today. Blessed with children, Petra often reminds those citizens of a brighter future that a day without a smile is like a day without sunshine.
The Pessimist's Handbook:
After years spent toiling at various unrewarding employments, Petra Cramsie left
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