Once in a House on Fire - Andrea Ashworth

A lauded contemporary classic of the memoir form: devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award‘Strong and admirable’ – Hilary Mantel‘Full of energy’ – Blake MorrisonWhen 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 . . . It is 1970s Manchester, and for Andrea Ashworth, home is not a place of comfort and solace, but of violence and... Zobrazit více