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.
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.[1]
Awards
The novel won the 1950 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.
Adaptations
The novel was adapted for British TV in 1957. It was later republished in 1990 under the title You, the Jury.
References
- ↑ "Violence Breaks Out At Coogee.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 3 February 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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)