Once in a House on Fire

Once in a House on Fire

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Paperback (19 Oct 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

About the Publisher

Picador

Picador

Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.

Book information

ISBN: 9780330450089
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 942.7330857092
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 276g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 21mm