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Christine Gordon Manley

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Christine was born, and grew up, in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. She now resides in Canada’s other provincial Island, Prince Edward Island, with her husband, their two daughters, and their energetic yellow lab-Golden Retriever mix.

But the rocky shores of Newfoundland are never far from her mind. She attributes her love of a good cup of tea, thinking it's only windy when gusts get over 80km/hr, driving to reach that perfect scenic view, and going outside on any decent day to her own Newfoundland childhood.

The Secret of Bowring Park is Christine's first published book (Breakwater Books, April 2018). Her second book, The Fairy Child of Harbour Grace, has been accepted for publication. ...more

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	Postpartum: The Expectations & Reality of the Fourth Trimester by Jessica Dawson (Goodreads Author), Katarina Nskvsky (Illustrator), Christine Gordon Manley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle...for Too Long by Kevin Cottam, Christine Gordon Manley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bobbi Beatty (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of Bowring Park by Christine Gordon Manley (Goodreads Author), Laurel Keating (Illustrations) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neanderthal Alive: The Story of a Clan That Avoided Extinction by Jan Simonson, Christine Gordon Manley (Goodreads Author) (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I am a rock…I am an Island

My house is peppered with Newfoundland photos, art, and prints. Over the holidays, we celebrated Tibb’s Eve and we took the kids Mummering.

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Spirited Away: Fairy stories of old Newfoundland

by Tom Dawe

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The Hidden Life of Humans

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