Lillipilly Hill

Lillipilly Hill

First British edition
Author Eleanor Spence
Cover artist Susan Einzig
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Children's fiction
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication date
 1960
Media type Print
Pages 176 pp
ISBN 0192711660
Preceded by The Summer in Between
Followed by The Green Laurel

Lillipilly Hill (1960) is a novel for children by Australian author Eleanor Spence. It was commended for the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1961.[1]

Story outline

The novel follows the story of Harriet Wilmot and her family who go to live in a house in the NSW town of Barley Creek at the end of the nineteenth-century. They had previously lived in London and had inherited the house from a relative.

Harriot is very accepting of the new country though the rest of her family struggles with the heat and isolation. The book is a coming of age story, not just for Harriet but for her brother Aidan and for the rest of the family as well.

Critical reception

Reviewing the Text Publishing release for Readings Alexa Dretzke was very happy to see the book re-issued and noted: "Lillipilly Hill is still a compelling read and the characters are well developed. Though the odd word may be a little dated, girls who have loved the Our Australian Girl series will find plenty to enjoy here."[2]

Notes

Text Publishing re-issued the novel in 2013 as a part of their "Text Classics" series, with an introduction by Ursula Dubosarsky.[3]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ Austlit - Lillipilly Hill by Eleanor Spence
  2. ↑ "Lillipilly Hill by Eleanor Spence" reviewed by Alexa Dretzke, Readings, 2 October 2013
  3. ↑ Text Publishing - Lillipilly Hill by Eleanor Spence
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