Daisy Bates in the Desert Paperback by Julia Blackburn

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage (1995-08-08)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780679744467
• Item Weight: 269.32 grams
• Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.19 x 0.56 cm

In 1913, at the age of 54, Daisy Bates went to live in the deserts of South Australia. Brilliantly reviewed, astonishingly original, this "eloquent and illuminating portrait of an extraordinary woman" (New York Times Book Review) tells a fascinating, true story in the tradition of Isak Dinesen and Barry Lopez.

About the Author

Julia Blackburn is the author of three books of nonfiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor’s Last Island, and Daisy Bates in the Desert, and of two novels, The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in England.