$27.99
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
Brave, compassionate and humorous, People Like Us is a novel about the very best kind of friendships.
After Tina Lamb loses her family home in a bitter divorce, she finds herself living in a caravan on the city’s fringes. Having raised four children and nursed her dying mum, she was not anticipating making a new start alone or from scratch. And while some of her new neighbours are welcoming, she soon finds herself getting far more attention than she bargained for.
When Tina fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702271199 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0702271195 |
| Author: | Sally Piper |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 153mm x 226mm |
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Critics Review
‘A beautiful story of friendship and family. Packed with nuance and warmth, People Like Us explores the true value of connections, at any age.’- Jane Harper
‘One of Australia’s best and most acute observers of the lives of women.’ - Kristina Olsson
‘People Like Us is a universal story of true friendship … our joy of storytelling, our need for companionship and the kindness of neighbours is essential to our shared humanity in the global village.’ - Anita Heiss
‘Brave, hopeful and vibrant … you will love this book.’ - Karen Viggers
‘Heartwarming and ruefully funny, People Like Us is a story of struggle, and also one of resilience, restored dignity and hope.’ - Susan Davies, Co-Founder and President of Sharing with Friends Foundation
‘Piper gives a tender voice to the voiceless women; a beautifully observed, heartbreakingly real story about vulnerability, and a woman’s courage to find herself.’ - Jacinta Parsons
Sally Piper
Sally Piper’s debut novel, Grace’s Table (2014), was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award—Emerging Queensland Author category. She was also awarded a Varuna Publishing Fellowship for her manuscript.
Sally holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology. Her short fiction and non-fiction have been published in various print and online publications, including the first One Book Many Brisbanes anthology, The Weekend Australian, WQ, and other literary magazines and journals in the UK. She currently mentors other writers on the Queensland Writers Centre ‘Writer’s Surgery’ program.
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