The Tivington Nott

The Tivington Nott is a novel by the Australian author Alex Miller and is based on the lives of real people in Somerset on the borders of Exmoor. Miller tells his own story of a young labourer swept up in the adventure of riding second horse in a west country stag hunt. The Tivington Nott was first published by Robert Hale (UK) in 1989 and was republished by Allen & Unwin (Australia) in 2005.

Awards and nominations

 * 1989 Winner, Braille Book of the Year Award

Reviews

 * Peter Pierce, 2004, 'The solitariness of Alex Miller', Australian Literary Studies, 21 (3). pp. 299–311 accessed January 2014.

Interviews

 * Jane Sullivan, 'Interview: Alex Miller', 'The Sydney Morning Herald', October 5, 2013,, accessed January 2014.