Women of the Cataract

Merlene Fawdry was born in Tasmania and now lives in rural Victoria. In 2008, she was writer-in-residence at the Caretaker’s Cottage in Launceston, situated at the entrance to the mystical Cataract Gorge, producing a book of poetry, Discourse with Walls. In 2014, reflecting on this experience, she began writing this novel, set in the cottage and immediate environs. Her other major works include, The Scent of a Mother’s Kiss, Seth, Villains and Valour and The hidden Risks. Her latest writing project, work of non-fiction:125 Years of Australian Women Potters and China Painters, with biographical information and maker’s marks for approximately 2000 potters, ceramicists and china decorators since the late 19th century, is to be released in 2018