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Wife's Heart The Untold Story Of Bertha And Henry LawsonStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionHenry Lawson is a revered cultural icon, but despite his literary success he descended into poverty and an early death. While many blamed his wife for his decline, Bertha Lawson alleged in April 1903 that Henry was habitually drunk and cruel, leading her to demand a judicial separation. In A Wife’s Heart, Kerrie Davies provides a rare account of this tumultuous relationship from Bertha’s perspective, in an era when women’s rights were advancing considerably. Author descriptionKerrie Davies is a journalist and media academic at UNSW and the University of Notre Dame, Sydney, where she teaches multimedia journalism and social media. She has written for Collective magazine, Elle, Vogue Australia and The Weekend Australian Magazine, among other media outlets. She is currently completing her Doctor of Arts (Literary Journalism) at the University of Sydney and is co-author of the Colonial Australian Literary Journalism Database. |