Once in a House on Fire
15 December 2014Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
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 . ....
Details
15 December 2014368 pages
9781447275138Imprint: Picador
Reviews
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 itScotsman
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 funnyTim Lott, The Times
Full of energy, wit and a child's wide-open gaze . . . Andrea Ashworth escaped the fire to write a remarkable bookBlake Morrison, Independent on Sunday
One of the most extraordinary stories you will ever read of the triumph of the human spiritDaily Mail
