The writing of a life is a complex and protracted process. I am grateful for Ruby J. Murray’s review of Nora Heysen: A Portrait, which elucidates the essence of the biographer’s dilemma that involves, as Murray observes, ‘a kind of necessary betrayal‘.
Read the full review here: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/nora-heysen-biography-skilfully-explores-the-brilliant-painter-s-complicated-life-20190503-p51jpf.html.
From Ruby J. Murray in The Sydney Morning Herald May 10, The Age Spectrum May 11, Brisbane Times May 10 and Canberra Times May 11, 2019.