Jill Adelaide Neville (29 May 193211 June 1997) was an Australian novelist, playwright and poet.

Biography

Neville was born in

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, Australia, her younger brother was Richard Neville. She grew up in the Blue Mountains area, becoming involved in the Sydney bohemian scene at the age 17. She attended Osborne Ladies' College, and left Australia for London in 1951. In 1966, Neville published her first novel, ''Fall-Girl'', which was based on her relationships with the poets Peter Porter and

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. The novel received acclaim from contemporary critics. She was married three times: to Peter Duval-Smith in 1960, David Leitch in 1970, and

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in 1993. She was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1995.

Novels

* Review: * * * * ''Fall-Girl'' (1966)

References

1932 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Australian novelists 20th-century Australian poets 20th-century Australian women writers 20th-century dramatists and playwrights Australian women novelists Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Writers from Sydney {{Australia-writer-stub