Hope Farm (novel)

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Hope Farm
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Author Peggy Frew
GenreFiction
Publisher Scribe
Publication date
23 September 2015
Publication placeAustralia
Pages352
ISBN 9781925106572

Hope Farm is a 2015 novel by Australian author Peggy Frew. [1] The novel follows a 13-year-old girl named Silver who moves to a rural commune, Hope Farm, after her mother Ishtar falls in love with its leader. [2] The novel was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Award and the 2016 Stella Prize. [3] [4]

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Reception

Hope Farm received generally positive reviews. In a review in The Guardian , Meredith Jaffe wrote that the novel effectively portrayed the complexity and pain of the relationship between Silver and her mother. [5] Reviewing the book in The Sydney Morning Herald , Thuy On praised Frew's ability to explore a wide spectrum of human relationships, from the maternal to the platonic to the sexual. [6] Patrick Allington wrote in a review in Australian Book Review that the middle portion of the novel was less compelling, but that the novel had a strong climax and that the relationship between Silver and Ishtar was absorbing. [7]

Awards

Awards for Hope Farm
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 Miles Franklin Award —Shortlisted [4]
Stella Prize —Shortlisted [2] [3]
Barbara Jefferis Award —Won [8] [9]
Australian Book Industry Awards General Fiction Book of the YearLonglisted [10]
Indie Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year Longlisted [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hope Farm". Scribe. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Hope Farm – Peggy Frew". Stella Prize. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Tan, Monica (29 May 2016). "Women and Melbourne writers dominate Miles Franklin 2016 shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Webb, Jen (25 August 2016). "The Miles Franklin shortlist: five books you need to read next". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Jaffe, Meredith (14 October 2015). "Hope Farm by Peggy Frew review – a painful tale of mother and daughter". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ On, Thuy (23 October 2015). "Hope Farm by Peggy Frew: an interloper divides a mother and daughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Allington, Patrick (January–February 2016). "Hope Farm by Peggy Frew". Australian Book Review. No. 378. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "ASA announces 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist". Books+Publishing. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Morris, Linda (25 October 2016). "Winner of Barbara Jefferis award Peggy Frew writes a new song of hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "ABIA 2016 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Indie Awards 2016 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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