Henry Handel Richardson: A Life

HenryHandelRichardsoniscelebratedforherclassicAustraliannovelsTheGettingofWisdomandTheFortunesofRichardMahony,yetherownlife-storyisstilltobefullytold.ThisenthrallingbookisthefirstcompletebiographyofthisenigmaticAustralianliteraryicon.Drawingonpreviouslyunavailablerecords,thebookshedslightonRichardson'sunconventionallife.Beginningwithhertraumaticchildhood,thentracingindetailthelargelyunknownstoryoftheelevenformativeyearsRichardsonspentontheContinent,thebookgoesontoexplorethepersonalandsocialforcesthatmovedherduringherlongyearsasaLondonintellectual,concludingwithherlastordealasafrailspectatorinthefront-lineoftheBattleofBritain.