Hope Farm

Frew, Peggy

ISBN 10: 1947534726 / ISBN 13: 9781947534728

Published by Scribe US, 2019

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.153LN

Synopsis:

A devastatingly beautiful story about the broken bonds of childhood, and the enduring cost of holding back the truth.

“They were inescapable, the tensions of the adult world—the fraught and febrile aura that surrounded Ishtar and those in her orbit, that whined and creaked like a wire pulled too tight.”

It is the winter of 1985. Hope Farm sticks out of the ragged landscape like a decaying tooth, its weatherboard walls sagging into the undergrowth. Silver's mother, Ishtar, has fallen for the charismatic Miller, and the three of them have moved to the rural hippie commune to make a new start.

At Hope, Silver finds unexpected friendship and, at last, a place to call home. But it is also here that, at just thirteen, she is thrust into an unrelenting adult world—and the walls begin to come tumbling down, with deadly consequences.

About the Author:

Peggy Frew's debut novel, House of Sticks, won the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. She is also a member of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Melbourne band Art of Fighting.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hope Farm
Publisher: Scribe US
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good