Woman, Watching

In this captivating biography, award-winning author Merilyn Simonds explores the extraordinary life of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, a Swedish aristocrat turned renowned naturalist. Surviving the Russian Revolution and the tragic murder of her husband, Lawrence rejected her privileged background to serve with the Canadian Red Cross and later tended to the Dionne Quintuplets. Retreating to a cabin in the woods, she dedicated her life to studying local songbirds, becoming a pioneering figure in ornithology. Simonds intertwines her own birdwatching experiences with meticulous research to present an engaging portrait of this remarkable woman.