Liz Parkinson is a well-established outsider artist based in Australia whose work had been exhibited worldwide. This book displays a huge variety of strong black and white drawings of her primary motif, the face of a woman gazing out at the viewer. We are beguiled by each face, each woman, as she lives out her life in the magical world of sub-tropical birds, fish, insects, flowers, trees, turtles and snakes in which she finds herself. This world is in turn held together by intricate and entwined designs, reminiscent of Celtic knot patterns. For Parkinson, these varied and complex forms seem to reflect both the subtropical world outside her window and her Scottish ancestry. Parkinson's striking artwork portrays woman surviving at the centre of powerful and beautiful forces of nature, both sinister and benign, facing them head-on with apparent calm, strength and balance. his book portrays a gallery of fresh, strong and inspiring images of Liz's internal world, revealing not only how to survive but to thrive in a world where wild can be integrated into the self and celebrated.