Jocasta Innes
Jocasta Innes | |
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Jocasta Innes | |
| Born | 21 May 1934 Nanjing, China |
| Died | 20 April 2013 (aged 78) |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge |
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| Spouse(s) |
Joe Potts (div. 1979) |
| Partner | Richard MacCormac (c. 1981) |
| Children | 4, including Daisy and Jason |
Jocasta Claire Traill Innes (21 May 1934 – 20 April 2013) was a British writer, journalist and businesswoman. She mainly wrote about cooking, crafts and homemaking, including in her books The Pauper's Homemaking Book (1976) and The Country Kitchen (1987), and worked for publications such as Cosmopolitan. She founded and was CEO of the paint company Paint Magic in the 1980s, inspired by her 1981 book Paint Magic. Two of her children, Daisy and Jason Goodwin, are also writers.