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Christine Paice Christine Paice i(A25048 works by) (a.k.a. C. Paice)
Born: Established:
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
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1 Abercrombie River Algorithm i "Empty wrappers on the back seat we’re having", Christine Paice , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , September no. 5 2019;
1 Nights with Arthur i "Arthur is my brother we spend a lot of time together we both", Christine Paice , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 4 2019;
1 Cooking with Monet i "I come in from the garden", Christine Paice , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , September no. 3 2018;
1 The Propagation of Tenderness i "A thousand candles", Christine Paice , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empathy : Poems from the 2018 ACU Prize for Poetry 2018; (p. 68-70)
1 I Am A Stranger i "I turn up stony faced like the creek", Christine Paice , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 2 2018;
1 Bargain Angels i "I bought a pair of discount angels made from yellow plastic", Christine Paice , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 2 2018;
1 Broome Moon i "Crazy moon red dirt distance on my shoes", Christine Paice , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 58 no. 11 2014; (p. 70)
1 Contemplation with Nuns and Ducks i "Mighty floor length windows", Christine Paice , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 58 no. 11 2014; (p. 70)
1 Blessed and Certain i "The most profound and moving experience of my life", Christine Paice , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 58 no. 11 2014; (p. 55)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Word Ghost Christine Paice , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7204129 2014 single work novel

'This is England 1973, and fifteen-year-old Rebecca Budde is in love with Dave. After one glorious summer, Rebecca is forced to move with her family to Brightley, a village with a puddle for a pond, and no excitement at all. If only Dave were there.

'Very weird things are going on inside their new house, and even stranger things are happening in the village at night. Someone appears to be living in Rebecca's wardrobe. Someone else is on the balcony, trying to get in. Things don't make sense anymore as Algernon Keats steps from the shadows, his sister not far behind him. There's no Dave, two ghosts, a pub, a dog and Alex March, a dark and brooding artist, living in the Manor House down the road, whose interest in Rebecca is both puzzling and thrilling.

'What do Alex and Algernon want from Rebecca? What on earth does any of it mean? Is it possible to love a ghost? And what happens if he loves you back? The lights are out. Welcome to Brightley.

'Rebecca thinks love is forever, but sometimes it's not. And nor, sometimes, is death. The Word Ghost is a funny, moving story about what it means to find love, lose love and discover who you are when you live in a village with no street lights and a decidedly dark side.' (Publication summary)

1 Song of the Barebreasted Honeyeater i "Regarding love love is suck", Christine Paice , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Love Poems 2013 2013; (p. 64)
1 The Quality of Light i "Then there was light", Christine Paice , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blake Prize 2007;
1 I See Him i "Four women in a cold April wind", Christine Paice , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 55 no. 12 2011; (p. 53) The Best Australian Poems 2012 2012; (p. 58-59)
1 The F Word becomes Integral to the Grieving Process i "Now the fact of uncontrollable crying", Christine Paice , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 55 no. 12 2011; (p. 52)
1 Unprepared i "I'm not ready", Christine Paice , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 55 no. 12 2011; (p. 52)
1 Time Keeping in a Parallel Universe i "Our ancestors", Christine Paice , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 55 no. 12 2011; (p. 52)
1 In My Father's Coat i "His coat speaks the same language", Christine Paice , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 54 no. 11 2010; (p. 73)
1 Down on Reddall Parade i "There was a man dying by the side of the lake", Christine Paice , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 54 no. 10 2010; (p. 43)
1 A Glass Against the Eye i "Imagine yourself some kind of brilliant star", Christine Paice , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Holding Patterns : Physics and Engineering Poems 2010; (p. 21)
1 The Great Rock Whale Christine Paice , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 20-21)
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