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Kelly Chandler Kelly Chandler i(A98276 works by)
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Other Mother : A Tale of Love, Blending Families and Becoming a Wicked Stepmum Kelly Chandler , Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2017 10964260 2017 single work autobiography

'For Kelly, meeting the right guy was pretty straightforward becoming a ‘spare mum’ to his two sons was more daunting.

'It had taken long enough to get on with her own stepmum, and now she suddenly found herself sharing responsibility for two mini-humans.

'Her party days gave way to early starts, jokes about farts, games of hide-and seek, and delicate negotiations with her partner’s ex and a cast of many.

'When Kelly got pregnant, stitching together the patchwork quilt of their new tribe got even trickier.

'In this brilliantly funny, deeply insightful and moving memoir, Kelly tells of how her whole world changed when she became a stepdaughter, how it changed again when she became a stepmum, and how blended families rock her world.' (Publication summary)
1 Encyclopedia of Australian Life Richard Castles , Kelly Chandler , Pete Cruttenden , Mic Looby , Anthony Morris , David Nichols , 2008 single work prose
— Appears in: True Blue? : On Being Australian 2008; (p. 210-211)
1 Just Passing Through Kelly Chandler , 2006 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Spring no. 13 2006; (p. 243-249)
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