PODCAST: Rosalie Ham on Ageing, Connection and Look After Your Feet

PODCAST: Rosalie Ham on Ageing, Connection and Look After Your Feet

Rosalie Ham talks to Cheryl about the beauty of ageing, the impact of her novel The Dressmaker, and her earlier career in aged care. She also reflects on the importance of staying mobile and how social connection supports overall wellbeing. Her new book, Look After Your Feet, is out now

About the Author

Rosalie Ham is the author of six novels, including The Dressmaker trilogy—The Dressmaker, The Dressmaker’s Secret and Molly. The Dressmaker was adapted to film in 2015, and starred Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving and Liam Hemsworth. Rosalie holds a Master of Arts in creative writing and, after many years as an aged-care nurse, then teacher, Rosalie now writes full time from her home in Melbourne, Australia. Look After Your Feet is Rosalie’s seventh book, and her first non-fiction book.

Buy a copy of Look After Your Feet here.

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    Publisher details

    Look After Your Feet
    Author
    Rosalie Ham
    Publisher
    Allen & Unwin
    Genre
    Non Fiction
    Released
    31 March, 2026
    ISBN
    9781761473647

    Synopsis

    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.
    Rosalie Ham
    About the author

    Rosalie Ham

    Rosalie Ham is the author of The Dressmaker, Summer at Mount Hope, There Should be More Dancing and The Year of the Farmer. Her novels are described as having fresh, unusual and entertaining ideas and have sold over 75,000 copies. Rosalie was born and raised in Jerilderie, NSW and now lives in Melbourne. She holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing and teaches literature.

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