A Wife's Heart [electronic resource] : The Untold Story of Bertha and Henry Lawson
Kerrie Davies2017
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An innovative, imaginative work of biography, examining Bertha and Henry
Lawson's marriage through a modern lens. Henry 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. Reproducing the Lawsons' letters - some of
which have never been published - alongside her personal reflections, Davies
explores the couple's courtship, marriage and eventual separation, as Bertha
struggled to raise their two children as a single parent. A Wife's Heart offers
an intimate portrait of the Lawsons' marriage, examined through a modern lens.
It is an innovative, imaginative work of biography that...
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Author:
Kerrie Davies, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 piece, 256 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702259203
Language:
English
BRN:
436091
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |