About Tilly Beamis

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About Tilly Beamis
Author Sumner Locke Elliott
LanguageEnglish
Published1984
Publication placeUSA

About Tilly Beamis is a 1984 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott. [1]

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Reception

Kirkus wrote "Elliott tightropes precariously through a roiling, date-hopping tale of passions--balancing his somewhat overdrawn characters between adventurous psycho-philosophical speculation and solid, plain-Jane storytelling." [2]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "less powerful and coherent" than Careful He Might Hear You. [3]

Proposed Film Adaptation

Producer Jill Robb, who had made a successful film of Careful He Might Hear You, attempted to make a film version of the novel but none eventuated. [4]

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References

  1. "About Tilly Beamis by Sumner Locke Elliott". Australian Book Review. April 1986. (subscription required)
  2. Review of book at Kirkus
  3. "Tilly reaches out to the dogs of war and love". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1986. p. 48.
  4. "Success with an eye above the bottom line". The Age. 12 January 1985. p. 9 Sunday Extra.