Richard Davis is an internationally acclaimed writer specialising in biographies. He's written a series devoted to the lives of famous Australian musicians, including Close to the Flame: The life of Stuart Challender and Wotan's Daughter: The life of Marjorie Lawrence, published by Wakefield Press, as well as biographies of pianists Geoffrey Parsons and Eileen Joyce. These have enjoyed international critical success and earned Richard the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Award for the Arts. Richard is also the author of some lighter books including the popular Great Australian Ghost Stories. He also teaches creative writing.
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'An excellently written and refreshingly objective biography that flows like a novel …' - Bill Russell, WFOS-FM
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'Australia's Wakefield Press introduced Wotan's Daughter: The Life of Marjorie Lawrence to the world in November 2012. Featuring 32 pages of seldom-seen photographs, this literary work has been extensively researched, expertly written, and elegantly printed. It is most befitting for a legendary Wagnerian soprano whose life's story still strikes a universal chord.' - Barbara Sloan, Hot Springs Arkansas (USA) newspaper
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'[An] authoritative and very readable biography … As is usual with Wakefield's publications, Wotan's Daughter is a beautiful book. It has high quality paper, cover boards with gold leaf, a stunning dust jacket and generous black-and-white gloss photographs as well.' - Lisa Hill, ANZLitLovers LitBlog
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'This excellent book comes with an extensive discography and a thorough index.' - Peter Pinne, Stage Whispers
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'Gripping. A good 'read' as Marjorie Lawrence's story is so compelling. Recommended.' - Charles Mintzer, Opera Nostalgia