by Sarah Ridout, author of Le Chateau February 15, 2017This is my first review under my pledge to Australian Women Writers Challenge AWW2017 The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley Affirm Press, 2016 ‘The Birdman’s Wife’ is the timely resurrection to prominence of Elizabeth Gould, a fine artist and wife of John Gould, a noted Ornithologist… Continue reading ‘The Birdman’s Wife’ by Melissa Ashley: Review #AWW2017
Most of us have enjoyed ornithological art-works as objects of great beauty. They speak to us out of the rich world of birds, and imply their intricate lives as a part of the miracle of nature. Melissa Ashley has sought to bring this world to life in her first novel, itself an object of great… Continue reading James Cowan reviews The Birdman’s Wife
The Birdman’s Wife by Australian author Melissa Ashley is a well written and researched book about artist Elizabeth Gould who was the wife of John Gould the famous Victorian ornithologist. I came a… Source: The birdman’s wife by Melissa Ashley
Australian Book Review: Anna McDonald Reviews The Birdman’s Wife by Anna https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/190-january-february-2017-no-388/3777-anna-macdonald-reviews-the-birdman-s-wife-by-melissa-ashley Sydney Morning Herald Reviews: The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley and The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church by Dorothy Johnson http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/review-the-birdmans-wife-by-melissa-ashley-and-the-atomic-weight-of-love-by-elizabeth-j-church-20161103-gshg3x.html Newtown Review of Books: Melissa Ashley: The Birdman’s Wife Reviewed by Tracy Sorensen http://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/2016/11/22/melissa-ashley-birdmans-wife-reviewed-tracy-sorensen/ Art Almanac Reviews The Birdman’s… Continue reading Reviews: The Birdman’s Wife
Genre: Historical Fiction Many of us know something of English ornithologist, John Gould (1804–81), most famous for his collaboration with Charles Darwin and his pioneering study of Australian bird… Source: Review: The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley
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