History Detective

The Butterfly Women: Madeleine Cleary

Episode Summary

Meet Madeleine Cleary the debut author the the Historical Fiction novel The Butterfly Women.

Episode Notes

Meet Madeleine Cleary the debut author the the Historical Fiction novel The Butterfly Women. Lush, dark and meticulously researched, The Butterfly Women weaves romance and mystery into an unforgettable tale of Australian history.

Links to the books mentioned in the podcast:

The Butterfly Women 

The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright

The Women of Little Lon Barbara Minchinton

Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne by Robin Annear

You can research Australian newspaper and other historical collections at Trove:

Research at Trove

Little Lon Collection at the Melbourne Museum

Contact Madeleine

Madeleine Cleary Website

Madeleine's Instagram