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Jean Bedford


Born
in Cambridge, The United Kingdom
February 04, 1946


Jean Bedford's first book Country Girl Again, a collection of short stories, was published in 1979. This was followed by the novel Sister Kate in 1982, another collection of short stories (with Rosemary Creswell) and seven further novels. She has been widely anthologised and has also been commissioning editor for several collections of fiction and non-fiction.

She was born in England and came to Australia as a baby. She grew up on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula and went to university at Monash and UPNG.

She has worked as a teacher, journalist, editor and publisher, and has lectured in creative writing at several universities, most recently UTS. Her career has included being Literary and Arts Editor for the National Times and a literary consu ...more

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Average rating: 3.46 · 438 ratings · 95 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors
Sister Kate
3.46 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions
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Now You See Me
3.30 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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Worse Than Death (Anna Sout...
3.39 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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Signs of Murder (Anna South...
3.60 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions
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The Sydney Mysteries: Books...
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If With A Beating Heart
3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Love Child
3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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To Make A Killing (Anna Sou...
2.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions
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Crime and Tide: Brisbane Ri...
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Country girl again: Stories
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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