BOOK REVIEW Novel celebrates inventor of literary fairytales

THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE by Melissa Ashley Affirm Press, South Melbourne Hardcover: 384 pages Price: AUD$35 Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel Paris 1699, and the celebrated author, Baroness Marie Catherine D’Aulnoy, is at the zenith of her literary career. Although a popular author and aristocrat, as a female she needs to conduct herself…