The Well (novel)

The Well (novel)

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name = The Well
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author = Elizabeth Jolley
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country = Australia
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Viking, Australia
release_date = 1986
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media_type = Paperback
pages = 176
isbn = 0670811033
preceded_by = Foxybaby
followed_by = The Sugar Mother

"The Well" is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Elizabeth Jolley.

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. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120493/ Internet Movie DataBase - The Well] ] .

Awards

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

Reviews

*"Sweet Gypsy Mama" weblog [http://sweetgypsymama.com/bookreviews/2008/07/18/the-well-%E2%80%93-elizabeth-jolley-1986/]

References

[http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/jolleye/well.html Middlemiss.org]


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