Christine Newell is an author and freelance writer based in Melbourne. Her debut memoir, Five Seasons in Seoul, was published by Affirm Press in March 2025. FIVE SEASONS IN SEOUL A life-changing year in South Korea A heartfelt, sumptuous journey through one of the most fascinating cultures and landscapes on the planet, Five Seasons in Seoul is for armchair travellers and memoir lovers alike. READ MORE. BUY NOW PRAISE FOR FIVE SEASONS IN SEOUL 'We’re used to the yearly pattern of four seasons, but in Korea they have a fifth, between late summer and autumn, when, as Christine Newell writes in this thoroughly engaging memoir of her time in Seoul, “the energies of yin and yang are perfectly balanced”...With admirable ease, she vividly evokes the sights, tastes and feel of the city, ranging from the exotic to the kinky, incorporating customs, beliefs – and a little romance.' The Age , Saturday 22 March ABOUT CHRISTINE As a non-fiction writer, Christine loves nothing more than a compelling true story and has a strong interest in writing that explores travel, wellbeing and mental health. Her debut memoir, Five Seasons in Seoul , was longlisted for the 2024 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize (under a different title) and was published by Affirm Press in March 2025. Her writing on anxiety, depression and impostor syndrome has been featured in The Age Australia . With a background as a professional musical theatre performer, Christine has always been a storyteller. Her stage credits include the 1999 – 2001 national tour of The Sound of Music , starring Lisa McCune, John Waters and Bert Newton, and the Australian productions of The Wizard of Oz and Anything Goes . In 2016, Christine wrote and produced her own one-woman show, Places I Have Been , which premiered to a sold-out audience at the Kew Court House and inspired her to write her memoir. Christine is currently completing a Master of Arts in Writing and Literature at Deakin University. When she's not writing Christine can usually be found enjoying a coffee at her local cafe, meditating, watching K-dramas with her cat Darcy by her side, or planning her future travels. Photo by Ksenia Belova Photography Five Seasons in Seoul is the Dymocks Non-Fiction Book of the Month March 2025 LATEST NEWS AND MEDIA Five Seasons in Seoul on ABC Radio National LISTEN NOW The Age Australia Non-Fiction Pick of the Week READ NOW STAY IN THE KNOW Sign up to Christine's letter The Seasonal Traveller FOLLOW CHRISTINE ON INSTAGRAM

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Christine Newell is an author and freelance writer based in Melbourne. Her debut memoir, Five Seasons in Seoul, was published by Affirm Press in March 2025. THE FULL STORY (ALMOST) Christine made her first professional stage appearance on the day of her eighteenth birthday in the role of Sleeping Beauty for Storybook Theatre Company. A few years later, she made her professional musical theatre debut in the 1999 – 2001 Australian production of The Sound of Music starring Lisa McCune & John Waters. Under the direction of Broadway Director & Tony Award nominee Susan H. Schulman, Christine also performed the role of Liesl Von Trapp and toured nationally with the production. Christine's other musical theatre credits include Anything Goes (The Debutante), for The Production Company, The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble/Dorothy understudy), for GFO/SEL and Morning Melodies at the Victorian Arts Centre and Adelaide Festival Centre. Her television appearances include Good Morning Australia , Carols in the Domain and Full Frontal . In 2005, Christine relocated to South Korea to perform with LATT Children's Theatre, a multi-lingual repertory theatre company producing world-class Korean and English musical productions, based in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.In 2016 Christine wrote and produced her one-woman show, Places I Have Been , which premiered to a sold-out audience at the Kew Court House in Melbourne and inspired her to write her memoir. Christine has completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts from Australian Catholic University (Music) and is currently studying a Master of Arts in Writing and Literature at Deakin University.Her writing on anxiety, depression and impostor syndrome has been featured in The Age Australia . Her debut memoir, Five Seasons in Seoul , was longlisted for the 2024 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize (under a different title) and was published by Affirm Press in March 2025. Photo Ksenia Belova Photography

A heartfelt, sumptuous journey through one of the most fascinating cultures and landscapes on the planet, Five Seasons in Seoul is for armchair travellers and memoir lovers alike. FIVE SEASONS IN SEOUL A life-changing year in South Korea Christine thought a year in South Korea would hit the pause button on her messy life. Her dad's death had left her anxious and depressed, and her career in musical theatre had reached a new low of shopping-centre kids' shows. When she found herself pulled over by the side of the road, dressed as a dinosaur and sobbing uncontrollably, it was clear something had to change. A role with an experimental theatre company based in Seoul seemed the perfect way to put off dealing with her problems, at least for a year. But she soon found there's no running away from yourself. Travelling through South Korea, immersing herself in its culture and shifting her mindset along with the seasons, Christine discovered that sometimes the place you go to escape your life can hold the answers for how to heal it. A heartfelt, sumptuous journey through one of the most fascinating cultures and landscapes on the planet, Five Seasons in Seoul is for armchair travellers and memoir lovers alike. BUY NOW

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