Miss Peabody’s Inheritance

novel by Jolley

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Miss Peabody's Inheritance is a 1983 novel by Australian author Elizabeth Jolley. It is considered Jolley's funniest book and explores her recurring themes of love between women and the contrast between the Old World and the New. The novel features eccentric characters and examines relationships, particularly between women, with a dryly comic style.1

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Australian literature
Literature from 1970 to 2000
Jolley’s enigmatic fiction includes Miss Peabody’s Inheritance (1983) and The Well (1986). Among male writers, Brian Castro, Robert Drewe, David Foster, and Tim Winton similarly emerged as significant writers. Of these Winton and Foster are particularly notable for their volumes Cloudstreet (1991) and The Glade Within the Grove
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Jolley’s enigmatic fiction includes Miss Peabody’s Inheritance (1983) and The Well (1986). Among male writers, Brian Castro, Robert Drewe, David Foster, and Tim Winton similarly emerged as significant writers. Of these Winton and Foster are particularly notable for their volumes Cloudstreet (1991) and The Glade Within the Grove
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