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The Well
First published 1986
About the book
Against the stark and unyielding beauty of the Australian farmlands, Elizabeth Jolley paints a rich portrait of an eccentric, affectionate relationship between two women. Hester Harper, a lonely spinster caring for her ailing father, takes on Katherine, a young orphan, as a companion. Together, the women build a life replete with the satisfaction of daily chores well done and small pleasure thoroughly enjoyed. Life is nearly perfect—despite the subtle encroachments of their rural community—until late one night, when a dark stranger invades their privacy in a most horrifying way and shatters their world …
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Elizabeth Jolley sets forth this stunning tale of intrigue and moral complexities with deft touches of black humor and splashes of irony applied with a flick of the wrist—the hallmarks of this talented writer.
Prizes
- 1986 Winner
About the author
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Catalogue record
- Author
- Jolley, Elizabeth, 1923–2007
- Statement
- The Well / Elizabeth Jolley.
Book facts
- ISBN
- 978-0-670-81103-8
4 more ISBNs
- 978-0-14-008901-1
- 978-0-7320-2398-0
- 978-0-14-320276-9
- 978-0-14-318001-2
- Records
- Open Library Wikidata
