Julia Sorell was an original. A colonial belle from Tasmania, vivacious and warm-hearted, Julia’s marriage to Tom Arnold in 1850 propelled her into one of the most renowned families in England and into a circle that included Lewis Carroll and George Eliot. Her eldest daughter became a bestselling novelist, while her grandchildren included the writer Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, and the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley.

An Unconventional Wife is the page-turning biography of an Australian woman who refused to bend to the expectations of her husband and her time.

Join Mary in conversation with Fullers’ own, Sophie Reid.

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