Miranda Shearer

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Miranda Shearer is a British author. Her mother is Tamasin Day-Lewis, author of many excellent cookbooks, her uncle is the actor Daniel Day-Lewis, and her grandfather was Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. Her grandmother is Jill Balcon and her great-grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, a British film producer, known for his work with the Ealing Studios.

Miranda Shearer has written two books. She wrote the first book My Turn To Cook at the age of 18 for her former boyfriend to take to university. It was re-published under the name Cheap as Chips, Better Than Toast: Easy Recipes for Students. The book is for students missing home-cooked food at university. It is for students who are keen cooks already, or those who want to experiment. There are simple recipes and those for the more daring including a tried and tested dinner party section for those who want to show off their culinary skills. It has gone on to become a bestseller, and a common sight in many student kitchens.

Big Secrets for not so Little Girls is a book for dazed and confused teenagers aged between 14 to 26. The book is a scrapbook-style collection of unpretentious, unpatronising advice for girls.

'The result is a fabulously quirky magazine style chickfest that might just be the visual equivalent of the best big sister you could ever have - hip, caring, supportive, oozing great advice and moral support.' Shari Low THE DAILY RECORD

After studying Hispanic Studies and History of Art at Bristol University she worked for Star magazine in New York, and currently writes for the Western Gazette (Northcliffe) based in Yeovil, as the reporter for the Somerton and Langport edition.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Cheap as Chips, Better Than Toast: Easy Recipes for Students
  • My Turn to Cook: It's Cheap, Easy, Therapeutic and Satisfying
  • Wise Up Sister!: Big Secrets For Not So Little Girls (Due 2007)
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