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Chris Bell Chris Bell i(A50819 works by) (a.k.a. Chris M. Bell; Christine Maree Bell)
Born: Established: 1960 ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon No Small Shame Chris Bell , Cammeray : Impact Press , 2020 17465979 2020 single work novel historical fiction

'Australia, 1914. The world is erupting in war. Jobs are scarce and immigrants unwelcome. For young Catholic Mary O’Donnell, this is not the new life she imagined.

'When one foolish night of passion leads to an unexpected pregnancy and a loveless marriage, Mary’s reluctant husband Liam escapes to the trenches. With her overbearing mother attempting to control her every decision, Mary flees to Melbourne determined to build a life for herself and her child. There, she forms an unlikely friendship with Protestant army reject Tom Robbins.

'But as a shattering betrayal is revealed, Mary must make an impossible choice. Does she embrace the path fate has set for her, or follow the one she longs to take?    

'From the harshness of a pit village in Scotland to the upheaval of wartime Australia, No Small Shame tells the moving story of love and duty, loyalty and betrayal, and confronting the past before you can seek a future.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Life Chris Bell , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetrix , May no. 40 2013; (p. 37)
1 y separately published work icon Batty Chris Bell , Clayton : Blake Education , 2010 9493378 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'“Please let me come to your party. I’ve travelled such a long, long way.” Batty peeped up at Oliver and squeezed out a tiny tear.

'“Pleeeeeaase?”

'“Oh, OK,” said Oliver, giving in. “But don’t you dare bite anyone. I don’t want any of my friends turning into vampires.”' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Runaway Chris Bell , Glebe : Blake Education , 2002 Z1113625 2002 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Snozza Chris Bell , South Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman Australia , 1999 Z1709081 1999 single work children's fiction children's
1 The Golden Man Chris Bell , 1998 single work short story
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 26 1998; (p. 133-138)
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