Happy Valley (novel) explained

Happy Valley is a 1939 novel by Australian writer Patrick White. It won the 1941 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.^[1] White did not allow the novel to be republished in his lifetime. Not until 2012 would the book come back into print.^[2] White had dedicated the novel to artist Roy De Maistre.

The book owed much to White's experiences as a jackaroo working at Adaminaby in the Snowy Mountains of Southern New South Wales.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17726781 "Medal for Author of Happy Valley"" The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1941, p13
2. Web site: Happy Valley – Text Publishing . Textpublishing.com.au . 2012-08-22 . 2014-02-05.
3. Web site: David Marr . Patrick White's rare first novel revived for a new audience . . 2012-05-26 . 2014-02-05.