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Title: Summer at Mount Hope

Author: Rosalie Ham

Narrator: Caroline Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-17

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A black comedy about a young woman's attempt to resist the worlds of men and money, from the best-selling author of The Dressmaker.

Phoeba Crupp is a gal of inconveniently independent tendencies, to the concern of her mother and her sisters although not of her father - an eccentric ex-accountant who moved his family from the city to a small farm in rural Australia in order to establish a vineyard - a decision Phoeba's mother bitterly (and loudly) resents. But Phoeba has loved it since the day they arrived. While her sister makes a play for the local squatter's son, Phoeba is content with her best friend Harriet, until circumstances push her towards the world of men and money.

As the local community is shaken up by the arrival of pastoralists, suffragettes and squatters, carrying the threat and promise of change to their quiet corner of the country, Phoeba wakes up to the realities of the adult world and comes to realise the friendship of those near to her may count for more than she could ever have imagined. Told with Rosalie's Ham's trademark wit and wisdom, Summer At Mount Hope is a story of a young woman finding a way to take control of her own destiny.

Members Reviews:

Clever little novel. Highly recommended!

Set in rural Australia, this is a sweet story of a family during some trying times. Phoebe is the main character and I loved her style- hard working, kind, independent, thoughtful, a friend, and more. This novel includes other odd and wacky characters including a pushy mom, a drinking dad, a selfish sister, a cubby friend, an faithful admirer, a weird neighbor and her suiter, a rich family, a dirty store owner, a wonderful old horse and his rooster friend, scary traveling poor, sheep, a mail boy, the fat minister, and more. This was a quick read and it was enjoyable. The book deserves an A+++++

Summer at Mount Hope

This was a fun easy read about farming families near Melbourne at the turn of the century. Politics of the day and what it was like for young women in these remote areas. I like the style of writing as well

A great end of summer read!

Very enjoyable read. I'm coming to know Australia by the string of wonderful writing about women's lives! The Miss Fisher Mysteris, Tracks, and now Rosalie Hamm's work. I can't wait to delve further. Hamm's dark humor and good research into social history makes for great characters and a very well told tale. Hope this one gets made into a film. Though the filmed version of her The Dressmaker was a better told on film than in the book. .. but that's another review.

Solid novel.

After reading 'The dressmaker' i decided i needed to read more from this author, and this book did not disappoint, the characters are well developed and the scenes are reminicent of the local areas. There are times when the writing becomes a little forced, but these are few and far between.

I was in turns elated and crushed for our heroine, both hoping for the outcome and dreading it at the same time :)

A young woman's struggle for the right to be herself in rural Victoria

Rosalie Ham is an excellent writer, immersing the reader right into the landscape with people trying to secure their lives and property during drought. Set in rural Victoria, she tells of how family's expectations unsuccessfully squeeze the elder daughter into " doing what's expected" & therefore saving the family.