Careful, He Might Hear You (novel)

Careful, He Might Hear You

First US edition
Author	Sumner Locke Elliott
Country	Australia
Language	English
Publisher	Harper and Row, USA
Publication date	1963
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Careful, He Might Hear You is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Sumner Locke Elliott. It was published in 1963.

The 1983 film Careful, He Might Hear You was based on the novel.

Synopsis[]

Careful, He Might Hear You is based on the author's childhood. The secure world of an orphan living with his working-class aunt and uncle is changed forever with the arrival of another aunt from London who wishes to raise him as her child.

Adaptions[]

Along with the 1983 film, a Musical production was performed in Canberra, Australia in 1999 by Supa Productions. The stage production was developed by David Sale (Book and Lyrics) and (music) and starred Toni Lamond (as Lila Baines), and (as PS) and (as Vanessa Scott).

References[]

• Elliott, Sumner Locke. "Careful, He Might Hear You". 1963, Houston. (ISBN, 1921922249, 9781921922244)

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