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|child = Anabel Bush | |child = Anabel Bush | ||
|child2 = Melanie Bush | |child2 = Melanie Bush | ||
|brother = John Hallam | |||
|origin = [[England]] | |origin = [[England]] | ||
|first = Business Unusual (novel) | |first = Business Unusual (novel) | ||
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|voice actor = Beth Chalmers | |voice actor = Beth Chalmers | ||
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'''Christine Bush''' was the mother of [[Melanie Bush]]. | '''Christine Bush''' (née '''Hallam''') was the mother of [[Melanie Bush]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Christine's [[Christine Bush's mother|mother]] and [[Christine Bush's father|father]] were both very rich. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') She went to [[Durham University]] with [[Alan Bush]], whom she married. The couple did not have children until they were in their late thirties. According to one account, they had only one daughter, [[Melanie Bush|Melanie]], in [[1964]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') According to another, they had an elder daughter, [[Anabel Bush|Anabel]], born in [[1962]], who died at the age of three after falling down the stairs in an accident caused by Mel. This led the Bushes to move from [[8 Gosling Street]] in [[Croxdale]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') to [[36 Downview Crescent]] in [[Pease Pottage]]. | Christine's [[Christine Bush's mother|mother]] and [[Christine Bush's father|father]] were both very rich. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') She had a brother, [[John Hallam|John]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') and went to [[Durham University]] with [[Alan Bush]], whom she married. The couple did not have children until they were in their late thirties. According to one account, they had only one daughter, [[Melanie Bush|Melanie]], in [[1964]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') According to another, they had an elder daughter, [[Anabel Bush|Anabel]], born in [[1962]], who died at the age of three after falling down the stairs in an accident caused by Mel. This led the Bushes to move from [[8 Gosling Street]] in [[Croxdale]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') to [[36 Downview Crescent]] in [[Pease Pottage]]. | ||
Christine was a well-liked member of the [[Weald]] community, involving herself in the [[Women's Institute]] and the [[Girl Guide]]s and, thanks to a well-meaning friend, was made [[Honorary President]] of the [[Crawley and Area Dog Training (Obedience) Society]] despite the fact that the Bushes never owned a [[dog]]. She made money from [[coffee]] mornings, [[jumble sale]]s and, occasionally, [[Amway]]. | Christine was a well-liked member of the [[Weald]] community, involving herself in the [[Women's Institute]] and the [[Girl Guide]]s and, thanks to a well-meaning friend, was made [[Honorary President]] of the [[Crawley and Area Dog Training (Obedience) Society]] despite the fact that the Bushes never owned a [[dog]]. She made money from [[coffee]] mornings, [[jumble sale]]s and, occasionally, [[Amway]]. |