The Jam Maker: The must-read new Tasmanian historical fiction for 2025 based on a true story, perfect for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Victoria Purman.
The must-read Tasmanian historical bestseller for 2025 based on a true story, perfect for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Victoria Purman.
$33.05
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2025
Summary
Jam is sweet but it can also burn.
Tasmania, 1874. Growing up in the impoverished tenements along the Hobart Rivulet, Harriet Brown is used to doing whatever it takes to survive. Including, at just twelve years old, shearing off her hair and pretending to be a boy to secure a job as label-paster at the George Peacock and Sons jam factory.
Four years later, the deceit becomes too much to bear and Harriet risks everything on the chance at a future with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781867255673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1867255677 |
| Author: | Mary-Lou Stephens |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HQ Fiction |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Mary-Lou Stephens
Mary-Lou Stephens was born in Tasmania, studied acting at The Victorian College of the Arts and played in bands in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney. Eventually she got a proper job - in radio, where she was a presenter and music director, first with commercial radio and then with the ABC.
She received rave reviews for her memoir Sex, Drugs and Meditation (2013), the true story of how meditation changed her life, saved her job and helped her find a husband. The Australian called her debut novel, The Last of the Apple Blossom (2021), ‘an outstanding historical novel about women and the secrets and burdens they carry’. She is also the author of the bestselling novel The Chocolate Factory (2024).
Mary-Lou has worked and played all over Australia. Now she travels the world with her husband, slowly, and writes, mostly.
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