Once in a House on Fire
- ISBN-10
- 0330450085
- ISBN-13
- 9780330450089
- Category
- Dysfunctional families
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Author
- Andrea Ashworth
Description
'One of the most extraordinary stories you will ever read of the triumph of the human spirit' Daily MailSet 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.
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