Joan Lindsay published Picnic at Hanging Rock at 71. Her writing life presents its own mysteries
- Written by David Carter, Professor Emeritus, Australian Literature, The University of Queensland
Promotional still from Peter Weir's film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).Janus FilmsBrenda Niall’s new book, as its full title announces, is a biographical account of the “hidden life” of novelist Joan Lindsay, best known as the author of Picnic at Hanging Rock.
It adds to Niall’s work on writers and artists...





