“The Bird’s Child is entirely original, its familiar Sydney settings set asparkle and rendered dreamlike by Sandra Leigh Price’s lyrical and lovely writing. This is a magical fable that penetrates to deep emotional truths”
Geraldine Brooks
“This debut novel brings 1920s Sydney to life through a fairytale lens, highlighting the city’s romance, its magic and its mystery … Price’s dream-like portrayal of a bygone Sydney – with its vaudeville shows and opium dens, lyrebirds and swagmen – establishes a unique mood that transforms the local into the exotic, making The Bird’s Child a memorable tale”
Australian Book Review
“Gritty yet enchanting … often deliciously sumptuous and erotically charged … unusual, imaginative”
Newtown Review of Books
“Skilfully written and richly imagined”
Sydney Morning Herald