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Chris Womersley


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Melbourne, Australia
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Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, North America, and West Africa.[1] He currently lives in Melbourne, VIC.

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“To survive one tragedy was to learn you cannot survive them all, and this knowledge was both a freedom and a great loss.”
― Chris Womersley, Bereft
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“Stories are rarely only stories”
― Chris Womersley, Bereft
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“When everything else is in ruins, family is all we have. And God, of course.”
― Chris Womersley, Bereft
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