In Hope Farm, Peggy Frew delivers a deeply moving exploration of love, neglect, and the yearning for belonging, set against the backdrop of rural Australia in the 1980s. The novel tells the story of thirteen-year-old Silver and her mother, Ishtar, whose transient lifestyle and complicated relationship create an emotionally charged, often volatile environment for Silver. Told from Silver's perspective, Frew captures the vulnerability and confusion of a young girl trying to find her place in a world where stability is fleeting, and love often feels elusive.
