Once in a House on FirePicador, 1998 - 332 էջ 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" |
From inside the book
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... Sometimes it was Elvis on the screen , sometimes only the man reporting the news ; you could hardly tell the difference , since a tube had exploded in the back of the set , tingeing the picture dark green . During the day , Nana Clarke ...
... sometimes been tempted to do , she had turned the money into a packet of balloons which she had blown up , before trying to hide them under her bed . ' It's the half - term holidays , ' our mother pleaded when Sarah was sent to bed for ...
... sometimes consoled himself for his rotten past and unlucky present by splurging on treats from the chippy for himself and our mother , while Laurie , Sarah and I made do with toast . ' Steak - and - kidney pud , with mushy peas , chips ...