A Home Like Ours

By: Fiona Lowe

Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley

A picturesque small town, a cozy community garden, a facade of tolerance and acceptance - but when three women with wildly different loyalties come together, what secrets and lies will be revealed? A timely novel exploring prejudice and privilege, from best-selling Australian author Fiona Lowe.

Tara Hooper is at breaking point. With two young children, a business in a town struggling under an unexpected crime wave, and her husband more interested in his cricket team than their marriage, life is a juggling act. Then, when new neighbors arrive and they are exactly the sort of people the town doesn't want or need, things get worse.

Life has taught Helen Demetriou two things: Being homeless is terrifying, and survival means keeping your cards close to your chest. Having clawed back some stability through her involvement in the community garden, she dares to relax. But as she uncovers some shady goings-on in the council, that stability turns to quicksand.

For teenage mother Jade Innes, life can be lonely among the judgement of the town and the frequent absences of her boyfriend. A chance encounter draws her into the endangered community garden where she makes friends for the first time. Glimpsing a different way of life is enticing, but its demands are terrifying. Does she even deserve to try?

Can such disparate women unite to save the garden and ultimately stop the town from tearing itself apart?

©2021 Fiona Lowe (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Loved it!

A voice like caramel and wonderful story. Not the usual plot. A really easy read.

A Beautifull Australian Story About Friendship

Firstly let me say I loved this story, it is a story that takes in some issues that are with us always and handles them so well, this is the story of women and the struggle they have in their day to lives not only with family but homelessness, the upheaval of moving from war torn countries to start a new life and how a community garden help them come together, learn from each other, open up to each other and fight for justice and happiness.


This story brings woman from totally different backgrounds together, things don’t always run smoothly and personalities can clash but the community garden, the joy at growing food and flowers brings them together, they learn so much from each other, they are there for each other in many ways and friendships and trusts are formed. Challenges are thrown up when their community garden is under threat and they band together to fight them, I loved these woman, MS. Lowe has made these woman come to life on the pages and I was cheering them on as their lives move forward in this beautiful town.

This story was an emotional journey for me, so beautifully written, it pulled at my heartstrings as we see Helen, Jade, Fiza and Tara find their happy place in life, to see them form such beautiful friendships that all started with a community garden, a place to bond and learn, yes I was left in tears at the end, tears of happiness, thank you MS. Lowe for another keeper, these ladies will stay with me for a long time to come. I do highly recommend this one.
Rebecca Macauley was outstanding with the delivery of the story