The Birdman's Wife
$17.98
- Paperback
276 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2019
Summary
Artist Elizabeth Gould spent her life capturing the sublime beauty of birds the world had never seen before, but her legacy was eclipsed by the fame of her husband, John Gould. Now, The Birdman’s Wife at last gives voice to a passionate and adventurous spirit, who was so much more than the woman behind the man.
In England’s golden age of discovery, as John Gould and his peers fuelled popular imagination with their scientific findings, Elizabeth deftly navigated a world that few women …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925870077 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925870073 |
| Author: | Melissa Ashley |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Melissa Ashley
Melissa Ashley is a writer, poet and academic who tutors in poetry and creative writing at the University of Queensland. She has published a collection of poems, The Hospital for Dolls, articles, essays and short stories. The Birdman’s Wife is her first novel.
As part of her research to write her PhD dissertation on Elizabeth Gould, Melissa became a taxidermy volunteer at the Queensland Museum. She’s also a passionate amateur ‘twitcher’.
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