Internationally Bestselling Australian Author
Rosalie Ham
Rosalie Ham is an internationally bestselling Australian author whose darkly comic fiction finds the extraordinary buried in the lives of ordinary Australians. Born and raised in Jerilderie, New South Wales — population 800 — she grew up steeped in the secrets and social hierarchies of small-town life, and has been writing about them ever since.
Her debut novel, The Dressmaker, became a cultural phenomenon: a beloved film starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, and Liam Hemsworth, five AACTA awards, and a long-standing place on the VCE Literature List. Her books have now sold over 500,000 copies in Australia and internationally, and her work has been described as the writing of a ‘gifted storyteller’ with ideas that are ‘fresh, unusual and entertaining.’
Her latest book, Look After Your Feet, is out now.
Latest Book
Some keen observations on the unexpected advantages and indignities of getting older
An irreverent look at the darkly funny experience of getting older from one of Australia’s favourite authors.
This book is dedicated to feet, much maligned and underappreciated, but without which we would travel far less.
Rosalie Ham, the international bestselling author, burst onto the literary scene in 2000 with her novel The Dressmaker. After years of entertaining us with weird and wonderful older women characters adored by her readers, Rosalie now turns her trademark wit and shrewd observations to life itself.
Peppered with practical advice about all manner of things – cheese and wine for dinner is welcome and acceptable – Look After Your Feet is a brilliantly funny, painfully honest and insightful celebration of the wisdom that seems to accelerate as body parts deteriorate, and life* falls into place.
* Often just a little bit too late.
Events
April
8 April, 6:30pm — Readings State Library, State Library Victoria, Melbourne VIC (Cancelled)
15 April, 6pm — Ballan Library & Community Hub, Ballan VIC
16 April, 7pm — Collins Croydon, Croydon VIC
22 April, 6:30pm — Palace Regent Cinema, Ballarat Central VIC
24 April, 10:30am — Sorrento Writers Festival, Hotel Sorrento, Cooper Room, Sorrento VIC
28 April, 6pm — Goulburn Library, Goulburn NSW
29 April, 7pm — Roaring Stories Bookshop, Red Mill Rum Distillery, Balmain NSW
30 April, 6pm — Bathurst Library, Bathurst NSW
May
1 May, 6pm — Canberra Writers Festival, National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT
2 May, 11am — Canberra Writers Festival, Hyatt High Tea, Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Yarralumla ACT
8 May — Apollo Bay Ladies Lunch, Apollo Bay VIC
29–31 May — Words on the Waves Writers Festival, Central Coast NSW
June
8 June, 1pm — Woodend Winter Arts Festival
13 June — Western Down Readers and Writers Festival, Dalby, QLD
July
22 July, 12pm-2:30pm — Noosa Alive!, Noosa WATERFRONT Restaurant
All books by Rosalie Ham
Dressmaker Trilogy
Rosalie Ham’s celebrated Dressmaker Trilogy offers one of the most distinctive and adaptable works of Australian fiction — rich characters, cinematic landscapes, couture-driven visual storytelling, emotional depth and a devoted readership.The trilogy — Molly, The Dressmaker and The Dressmaker’s Secret — follows Molly Dunnage and her daughter Tilly across four decades of Australian life, from 1914 to 1953. Known for strong female protagonists, visual writing, dark humour and narrative unpredictability, the series blends Australian gothic with satire, couture, class warfare, secrets, betrayal, loyalty and resilience. Film and television rights for Molly and The Dressmaker’s Secret are currently available.
Contact Rosalie
Speaking
If you’d like to book Rosalie to talk at your school, library or book club (or fundraiser, lunch, valedictory…) please get in touch with Booked Out Speakers, Melbourne on (03) 9824 0177
Agent
Rosalie is represented by Jenny Darling and Associates 0411 041 775
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