The Well (novel)

The Well is a Miles Franklin Award-winning 1986 novel by Australian-English 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.

The Well
AuthorElizabeth Jolley
CountryAustralia, England
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherViking Press, Australia
Publication date
1986
Media typePaperback
Pages176
ISBN0-670-81103-3
OCLC14407342
823 19
LC ClassPR9619.3.J68 W45 1986
Preceded byFoxybaby 
Followed byThe Sugar Mother 

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.[1]

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

Reviews
  • "Sweet Gypsy Mama" weblog
  • "Trevor's Writing" weblog
gollark: You just send messages and it relays them back and forward.
gollark: Two, even.
gollark: Well, it's already connected to another place.
gollark: ++help tele
gollark: Yep.

See also
  • "Sexual Gothic: Marian Engel's Bear and Elizabeth Jolley's The Well"

References
  1. Internet Movie DataBase - The Well
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
The Doubleman		 Miles Franklin Award recipient
1986		 Succeeded by
Dancing on Coral
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