A Wife's Heart: The Untold Story of Bertha and Henry Lawson
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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...






















