Eye of a Rook - by Josephine Taylor (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In 1860s London, Arthur sees his wife, Emily, suddenly struck down by a pain for which she can find no words, forced to endure harmful treatments, and reliant on him for guidance. Meanwhile, in contemporary Perth, Alice, a writer, and her older husband, Duncan, find their marriage threatened as Alice investigates the history of hysteria, female sexuality, and the treatment of the female body--her own and the bodies of those who came before.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Courageous and enthralling ... this compassionate, beautifully written book explores important questions about the forces that make us who we are and who we might wish to become.' --Susan Midalia<br><br>'<i>Eye of a Rook</i> is raw and intelligent, a searing depiction of the secret journey of female bodies.' --Donna Mazza <p/><br><br>'A masterful exploration of the tangled relationship between body and self; bold and intellectually tough, and intensely lyrical.' --Lee Kofman <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Josephine Taylor</b> is a writer and freelance editor who lives on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia. She is Associate Editor at <i>Westerly Magazine </i>and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Writing at Edith Cowan University. Josephine teaches, facilitates, and judges in literary fiction and creative non-fiction. Her personal essays and fiction have been anthologised, and published in journals including <i>Axon, M/C Journal, Outskirts, Southerly, TEXT, </i>and <i>Westerly</i>.
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