Once in a House on Fire Picador Classic
Synopsis
With an introduction by Eimear McBrideA 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 and the long shadow of depression. But from the ashes of 1970s Manchester and the hardships of her coming-of-age in the late 1980s, Andrea finds the courage to rise . . . Written with eye-opening honesty, rare beauty and intense power, Once in a House on Fire is a ground-breaking memoir, endearing in its humour and compassion, and life-affirming in its portrait of terrible circumstances triumphantly overcome.Book details
- Series:
- Picador Classic (Book 10)
- Author:
- Andrea Ashworth
- ISBN:
- 9781447275138
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781447275121
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- 18+
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2019-09-06
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 1998
- Copyright by:
- Andrea Ashworth
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Biographies and Memoirs, Nonfiction