MP30273 567 : Once in a House Fire
Author
Andrea Ashworth
Genre
Autobiography/Biography
Length
3
Description
Set in 1970s Manchester, “Once in a House on Fire” tells the true story of three sisters and their mother, a close-knit and loving family forced to battle with poverty, abuse and the effects of depression. Beautifully written and deeply inspiring, with a new afterword by Andrea Ashworth, it is a book that will stay with its readers for ever. ‘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 hard to better this book. It is extremely moving …It is also at time surprisingly, and gratifyingly, very funny’ – Tim Lott, “The Times”. ‘Full of energy, wit and a child’s wide-open gaze …Andrea Ashworth escaped the fire to write a remarkable book’ – Blake Morrison, “Independent on Sunday”.
Date Added
January 1, 1970