Elizabeth Macarthur by Michelle Scott Tucker

Elizabeth Macarthur by Michelle Scott TuckerA groundbreaking portrait of an ordinary English gentlewoman who would go on to become one of Australia's most significant, if little known, historical figures. In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning. John

Her Jane Austen-like wit and elegant prose enlivens this story of Australian women's history seen through the lens of her remarkable life

but the life of someone close to her

In this remarkable memoir

Led by Vincent Lingiari

At once a howl in the forest and an elegy for a country's soul

followed by many rounds of fertility treatments

it didn't take long for the Melbourne-based educator to realise he wasn't coping

Never is this more obvious than the dealings between women of colour and white women

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just before the weather turned even more intense

Concise text highlights the key features of every species and an illustrated index helps to find your bird quickly

After a rather humble start