Having Spent Life Seeking insects the daughter of Sir Leslie

the daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen

Drawing on a wealth of memorable experiences from a lifetime of watching and thinking about wildlife and natural landscapes

a bird perched beneath a wild papaya tree

By Steph Kretowicz

Having Spent Life Seeking insects the daughter of Sir LeslieRothko Taylor has washed up with the tide, back in their hometown, Edgecliff. Fifteen years since they left it behind. The past is accelerating towards them: the skateboard kids on the high street that remind them of their teenage years, the splintered benches looking out to sea, where their mum Meg clutched her cans. The nice bit of town, where their dad Ezra tried and failed to build a happy home. And Dionne's block. Beautiful, extraordinary Dionne,