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== 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 had a brother, [[John Hallam|John]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') | 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]], and was a rebellious post-war [[socialite]] demanding [[equality]]. She went to [[Durham University]] where she studied [[English]], earning a [[degree]] that she never made any use of. She married [[Alan Bush]], who also went to Durham. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') | ||
The Bushes 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]]. | ||
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== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Mel believed that | When she was young, Christine was a [[rebel]] who wanted [[equality]], but after getting married she switched to a stay-at-home housewife. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'') Mel believed that she was a middle-class snob. She insisted on calling her daughter "Melanie", ostensibly because she did not think that "Mel" suited her. She read ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', was shocked by Mel's frank discussion of [[sexuality]] and the like - saying that she would not have sent her to [[London University]] had she known that she would turn out that way - and failed to pick up on the many signs that [[Trey Korte]], whom she was attracted to, was gay. She favoured [[Rimmel]] [[nail varnish]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | ||
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