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The Well (novel)
''The Well'' is a Miles Franklin Award-winning 1986 novel by Australian-English author Elizabeth Jolley. Synopsis The novel 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. Awards The novel won the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for the Book of the Year in 1986. Critical reception Drusilla Modjeska said in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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