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The Well (novel)

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Media type
  
ISBN
  
0-670-81103-3

Genre
  
OCLC
  
14407342

Publication date
  
1986

Pages
  
176

Originally published
  
1986

Page count
  
176

Country
  
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Publisher
  
Viking Press, Australia

Similar
  
Mr Scobie's riddle, Miss Peabody's inheritance, The Sugar Mother, The Georges' wife, My father's moon

The Well is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Elizabeth Jolley. It tells the story of two women, Hester and her young ward Katherine, and their relationship with one another. Hester, who has lived alone on a farm with her father for many years, is possessive of the much younger Katherine. The relationship between the two women becomes strained after an incident where Katherine hits a mysterious creature with the roo bar on their four-wheel drive. It is left unclear whether the creature is an animal or an intruder who has stolen a large sum of money from the house. When Katherine begins to hear voices from the well and becomes racked with guilt, Hester goes to extreme measures to maintain her influence over her young ward.

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In 1997 a film of the same name was adapted from this novel. The film was directed by Samantha Lang, from a screenplay by Laura Jones and featured Pamela Rabe and Miranda Otto.

Awards

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1986: winner
  • FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for the Book of the Year, 1986: winner
  • Reviews

  • "Sweet Gypsy Mama" weblog [1]
  • "Trevor's Writing" weblog [2]
  • References

    The Well (novel) Wikipedia


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