Christine Orme

Christine Orme is a freelance writer, editor and teacher, and an Anglican Lay Reader. When she has time she enjoys reading, walking, gardening, patchwork and travel. She and her husband Eddie have four adult children and four small grandchildren. Working with VSO in Sri Lanka after university and before teaching in the UK opened her eyes to the needs of developing countries and sharpened her interest in the Fair Trade movement. Chris's greatest life-challenge to date was losing almost all her...See more

Christine Orme is a freelance writer, editor and teacher, and an Anglican Lay Reader. When she has time she enjoys reading, walking, gardening, patchwork and travel. She and her husband Eddie have four adult children and four small grandchildren. Working with VSO in Sri Lanka after university and before teaching in the UK opened her eyes to the needs of developing countries and sharpened her interest in the Fair Trade movement. Chris's greatest life-challenge to date was losing almost all her hearing in 1986. See less