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21%OFFAndrea Ashworth - Once in a House on Fire - 9781447275121 - V9781447275121
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Once in a House on Fire

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Description for Once in a House on Fire Paperback. With an introduction by Eimear McBride. A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.

With an introduction by Eimear McBride

A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories.

When our stepfather staggered home reeking of whisky, ceramic hit the wall. We got used to the smash and the next-day stain, but eventually the wallpaper began to fade . . .

For Andrea Ashworth, home is not a place of comfort and solace, but of violence and fear. Her father died when she was five, leaving her close-knit, loving family to battle with poverty, abuse ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Picador Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447275121
SKU
V9781447275121
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Andrea Ashworth
Andrea Ashworth was born in Manchester in 1969. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

Reviews for Once in a House on Fire
This is a brilliant book. Brilliantly written, brilliantly thought, brilliantly remembered . . . Ashworth has written an extraordinary memoir; the only pity is that she had to live it to make it
Scotsman
Enchanting and thrilling . . . As a chronicle of northern working-class life in the seventies and eighties . . . it would be ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Once in a House on Fire


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