Editing Amanda Craig (section)

==Early life==

Born in South Africa, Craig grew up in Italy before moving to [[London]].<ref>[https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/721/amanda-craig  Book Browse website, ''Amanda Craig'']</ref> Her parents were British journalist, author and [[UN]] Press Officer Dennis Craig and South African journalist Zelda Wolhuter, who left [[Johannesburg]] following the [[Sharpeville Massacre]] and the rise of apartheid.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Amanda |date=2018-10-25 |title=My almost accidental case of marrying 'in' |url=https://www.thejc.com/family-and-education/my-almost-accidental-case-of-marrying-in-k9fkfv68 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=The Jewish Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> Craig studied at [[Bedales School]] and read English Literature at [[Clare College, Cambridge]].<ref>[https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/amanda-craig#:~:text=Amanda%20Craig%20is%20a%20British,School%20and%20Clare%20College%20Cambridge.  Curtis Brown Group website, ''Amanda Craig'']</ref> After graduation, she worked briefly in advertising for [[J. Walter Thompson]] and [[Terence Conran]] before leaving to work as a cleaner for 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amanda Craig {{!}} 'I had one of the worst débuts you could possibly think of' |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/amanda-craig-what-about-vast-numbers-very-good-middle-aged-women-who-really-are-almost |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> She then became a journalist.