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Elizabeth Jolley

Elizabeth Jolley was born in the industrial Midlands of England and came to Western Australia in 1959 with her husband. She published twenty-three books, including novels, short fiction, poetry, non-fiction and plays. Celebrated as one of Australia’s major writers, she also established a formidable international reputation, with her books being widely published throughout the world. She received an Order of Australia for services to Australian literature and was awarded honorary doctorates from four universities. She died in February 2007.

Awards

Winner, New South Wales Premier’s Literary
Award, 1985

Books available from Fremantle Press

Other Books by this Author

  • The Sugar Mother
  • Diary of a Weekend Farmer

From the Catalogue

House of Fiction @ Sydney Writers Festival

Who knew that Elizabeth Jolley’s life contained even more mystery and dark secrets than her fiction? Her stepdaughter Susan Swingler reconstructs the harrowing tale of a forbidden love affair and an abandoned child. She talks to Caroline Baum at the Sydney Writers Festival