Her tail was cocked high and his was up too
From bottom to top twig, palace to zoo
They flitter to twitter, to wit and to woo.
[The wonderful watercolour painting of Fairy Wrens in Flowering Correa above is courtesy of Canberra artist Glenn Smith.]
These are books I've read over the past year or so, each one an experience. More below. Long Island by Colm Toibin is a much lauded 20...