ROSALIE HAM is the author of The Dressmaker, Summer at Mount Hope and There Should be More Dancing. She was born and raised in Jerilderie, NSW and now lives in Melbourne.
Praise for Summer at Mount Hope
‘There is a hint of the Jane Austens about Rosalie Ham’s new novel’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘While it’s the social and romantic intrigue that carries the story, it’s Ham’s wickedly black humour and finely researched social observation that deliver the real joy of the book’ The Australian
‘The novel is a delight. Complex beneath its witty surface, and one of the surprising fictional treats of the year’ The Bulletin
Praise for The Dressmaker
‘Wickedly funny and glamorous … an irresistible, gripping read’ Essentials
‘There’s almost a fairytale aspect to this story of the prodigal returning, in this case the prodigal daughter … Tilly is a fun and dark creation’ Sunday Herald
‘Blessed with an astringently unsentimental tone and a talent for creating memorably eccentric characters, Ham also possesses a confidently brisk and mischievous sense of plot’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘Ham writes delightfully rich set pieces and descriptive passages … her eye for the absurd, the comical and the poignant are highly tuned … one to savour and enjoy’ Weekend Australian
SUMMER
at
MOUNT HOPE
ROSALIE HAM
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Serpent’s Tail,
an imprint of Profile Books Ltd
3 Holford Yard
Bevin Way
London
WC1X 9HD
www.serpentstail.com
First published in 2005 by Duffy & Snellgrove, NSW, Australia
Copyright © 2005 by Rosalie Ham
The moral right of the author has been asserted.
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.
The characters and events in this book are fictitious.
Any similarity to real persons, dead or alive, is coincidental and not intended by the author
A CIP record for this book can be obtained from the British Library
eISBN 978 1 78283 301 7
Thanks to Varuna Writers’ Centre, Gail MacCallum, Michael Duffy, Ashley Hay; also Neville Ham, Terry and Ian.