Description
A former solicitor, Nicola was born and bred in London. When she married Anthony Crichton-Brown, Chief Executive of Lumley Insurance, she knew he owned a large farm in New South Wales but never dreamt that it would become their marital home. Having negligible experience of country lifw anywhere, she faced a challenge of making a new life in a completely different environement from the one she knew. Finding some parallels betwen her own situtation and those which she imagined must have faced the original pioneering family at Deltroit, she began to discover the history behind the guilded cage that had become her home. In doing so, she found a way into the heart of the community and a connection with theland that she never thought possible.
About the Author
Nicola Crichton-Brown is the granddaughter of Samuel Wynn, one of Australia's most famous winemakers. She was born and educated in London where she obtained a degree in comparative law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Practising in the city for nine years as a solicitor specialising in marine and commercial litigation, she subsequently attained a Graduate Diploma in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute and then embarked on a career in fundraising, notably at the Royal College of Art. Eager to develop her links with Australia, the author became a UK distributor for several Australian fashion and skincare brands before meeting her husband and settling with him and their daughter on their property, Deltroit, near Gundagai in New South Wales. Her book is entitled Deltroit and the Valley of Hillas Creek- A Social and Environmental History.
Book Information
ISBN 9781877096235
Author Nicola Crichton-Brown
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Melbourne Books
Publisher Melbourne Books
Weight(grams) 852g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 189mm * 25mm