Just Let Me Be
| Author | Jon Cleary |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | crime |
| Publisher | Wener Laurie |
Publication date | 1950 |
Just Let Me Be is a 1950 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was his third published full-length novel.[1][2]
Plot
Joe Brennan, an ex-serviceman, returns home to Coogee after World War II. He gets a job as a milkman and intends to make enough money to marry his girlfriend Connie. He accidentally kills a man while defending local gangster Bill Pepper and is persuaded to hide the body.[3]
Awards
The novel won the 1950 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.[4]
Adaptations
The novel was adapted for British TV in 1957.
Republication
It was later republished in 1990 under the title You, the Jury.[5]
References
- ↑ "BOOK REVIEWS---.". News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 July 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Younger novelists merit more attention.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 November 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Violence Breaks Out At Coogee.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 3 February 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature p129
- ↑ "Boom under way in crime writing.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 25 March 1990. p. 26. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Serialisation of novel in The Australian Women's Weekly 26 May 1954: 65 Supplement Accessed 6 March 2012
- Just Let Me Be at AustLit (subscription required)
- You, the Jury at AustLit (subscription required)
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