The Well (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Jolley, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143180010 ISBN 13: 9780143180012

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2009

Synopsis

This important piece of Australian fiction is republished for the first time as a Penguin Modern Classic. Elizabeth Jolley’s award-winning novel is presented in a fresh, new format that is a must-have for lovers of Australian literature.

Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes for two, run the farm, make music and throw dirty dishes down the well. One night, driving along the deserted track that leads to the farm, they run into a mysterious creature. They heave the body from the roo bar and dump it into the farm's deep well. But the voice of the injured intruder will not be stilled and, most disturbing of all, the closer Katherine is drawn to the edge of the well, the farther away she gets from Hester.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Jolley was one of Australia's most celebrated writers, with a formidable international reputation. She was recognised in Australia with an AO for services to literature and was awarded Honorary Doctorates from Curtin University (1986); Macquarie (1995), Queensland (1997) and The University of New South Wales (2000). She died in 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0143180010
• ISBN 13: 9780143180012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192