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Ashley's latest book, The Naturalist of Amsterdam, is an historical fiction set at the turn of the 18th century and featuring unsung women who documented the natural world.
Born into an artistic family and with a childhood fascination with all things flora and fauna, Maria Sibylla Merian revealed natural wonders through a blend of exquisite art and scientific observation. The result, writes Ellie Cawthorne, was a pioneering shift in how the natural world was perceived and studied...