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Chrissie Bellbrae

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Born

Australia

Website

https://www.chrissiebellbrae.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance

Influences

Kate Forsyth, Maggie O'Farrell, Nicola Cornick, Kate Morton, Susanna K ...more

Member Since

December 2016

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Chrissie Bellbrae’s first stories were crafted playing families with dressmaking patterns at her mother’s feet as the sewing machine hummed in the background. While working in education, she undertook a Fiona McIntosh Masterclass and completed her first historical fiction manuscript. She hasn’t stopped writing since.
Tempted to explore the rabbit holes within her own family history— Chrissie’s narratives transport readers from past to present, and create more significantly interesting lives for her ancestors than they possibly ever lived.
Chrissie acknowledges she lives and writes by salt water on the coast of Wadawurrung Country.
The Florentine Quilt is her debut novel, inspired by a life-long interest in art, textiles and tales her grandmoth ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 73 ratings · 35 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Florentine Quilt 4.47 avg rating — 47 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 Romanov Secret 4.35 avg rating — 26 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

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Chrissie Bellbrae rated a book it was amazing Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett (Goodreads Author)	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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Chrissie Bellbrae rated a book it was amazing The Hobart Hotel by Mary-Lou Stephens (Goodreads Author)	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
Glamour, intrigue, and two women who will gamble their lives to survive… What a perfect tagline to capture the essence of this story! The Hobart Hotel is Mary-Lou Stephens’ fifth book, and her fourth of historical fiction and first dual narrative. Bef ...more
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Chrissie Bellbrae liked Sue Hopkins's review of The Florentine Quilt: "I loved this novel. Written by a local author, it follows three women from the past, who come together in a modern day character, through Theodora, as she goes to Italy to help mend a medieval quilt, after her grandmother dies. She is blessed with so" Read more of this review »
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Chrissie Bellbrae liked Helen Dermanakis's review of The Florentine Quilt: "Chrissie thank you so very much! An absolutely amazing, wonderful and heartwarming story. I fell in love with each of the three beautiful women and their lives and stories that you created. I read it in less than two days; I couldn’t stop turning the" Read more of this review »
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