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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]]. | 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]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | ||
Christine would liken Mel to the titular character of ''[[The Princess and the Pea]]'' when she would fidget and complain about being hurt by something she was sitting on. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil's Footprints (audio story)|The Devil's Footprints]]'') | |||
When Mel was twelve, she asked her mother if she was adopted or if she had been an accident. Horrified by the question, Christine smothered her with [[love]] and presents for weeks. When she was older, Mel, as a joke, invited anti-[[blood sport]] activists into the house and painted her parents as bad people. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | When Mel was twelve, she asked her mother if she was adopted or if she had been an accident. Horrified by the question, Christine smothered her with [[love]] and presents for weeks. When she was older, Mel, as a joke, invited anti-[[blood sport]] activists into the house and painted her parents as bad people. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | ||
