Farmer, Beverley (1941–)
Farmer, Beverley (1941–)
Australian novelist and short-story writer. Name variations: B. Christou. Born Beverley Anne Farmer, Feb 7, 1941, in Windsor, Melbourne, Australia; only child of Maud Ruby Thomas and Colin Stewart Farmer; Melbourne University, BA, 1960, DipEd, 1961; m. a Greek migrant, 1965.
Lived 3 years with husband in Greece where some stories are set; writings include Alone (1980), Milk (1983), Home Time (1985), A Body of Water (1990), The Seal Woman (1992), The House in the Light (1995), and Collected Stories (1996). Received Canberra Times Short Story Award (1980) and New South Wales Premier's Award for Fiction (1984).
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