num_pages: 192
description: In this haunting tale of obsessive love and sexual awakening, a young orphan is drawn away from her guardian to the well where the injured voice of a mysterious "dead" creature calls her.
language: English
title: The Well
titlecomplete: The Well
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Crime, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Australia, Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery
ratings_count: 789
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Miles Franklin Literary Award
publisher: Penguin Books