Jill Adelaide Neville

Jill Adelaide Neville (29 May 1932 – 11 June 1997) was an Australian novelist, playwright and poet.[1]

Neville was born in Sydney, 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.[2] She attended Osborne Ladies' College,[1] and left Australia for London in 1951.[3] Neville wrote her first novel, Fall-Girl in 1966 which was based on her relationships with the poets Peter Porter and Robert Lowell.[4] The novel received acclaim from contemporary critics.[5]

She was married three times: to Peter Duval-Smith in 1960, David Leitch in 1970 and Lewis Wolpert in 1993.[6]

She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995.[1]

Novels
  • The Day We Cut the Lavender (1995)
  • Swimming the Channel (1993
  • Last Ferry to Manly (1984) ISBN 0140070680
  • The Love Germ (1970)
  • Fall-Girl (1966)

References
  1. David Leitch (12 June 1997). "Obituary: Jill Neville". The Independent.
  2. "Portrait of Jill Neville, 1967 (completed 1997)". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. When London Calls: The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain by Stephen Alomes (2000) ISBN 0521629780
  4. "Portrait of Jill Neville, 1967 (completed 1997)". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "Obituary: Jill Neville". The Independent. 12 June 1997. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. Trisha Andres (19 July 2013). "At home: biologist Lewis Wolpert on why happiness peaks at 74: The developmental biologist and author on death, depression and why happiness peaks at 74". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.


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