Once In A House On Fire

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".

This book is so gripping that I didn't want to put it down. From the very first line, I was enchanted - it's so well-written that I felt I could knew the author and her sisters. .