"Talk of politics, sex and religion werethe taboo subjects of my childhood, plus convict abcestors and Aboriginal dispossession (from emancipist farmers heading north in search of land). With two books (about 'dispossession') under my belt: Wild Tamarind, a bicentennial parable and morality tale, Woodbine Press, 1987, and Cedar House, my Gothic novel and Australian 'Wuthering Heights', Woodbine press, 2001), this is something I had obviously thought about for many years), having seriously started to research my family history back in 1968." -- Back cover.
The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems
Lane Cove
:
Woodbine Press
,
1985
Z235712
1985
selected work
poetry
'This book is the author's second book of poetry. The author is a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for The Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. This book is about time, destiny, memory and death.' (https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookho/28159.shtml
