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Item Details
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ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE
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| Volume: |
Children's Edition |
| By: |
Andrea Ashworth |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0330436597 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780330436595 |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
6 February, 2004 |
| Edition: |
Unabridged edition |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
Set in 1970s Manchester, this book tells the true story of three sisters and their mother, from the point of view of the eldest sister Andrea. It shows how they battle with poverty, depression, and terrifying abuse at the hands of two stepfathers. |
| Synopsis: |
Set in 1970s Manchester, "Once in a House on Fire" tells the harrowing true story of three sisters and their mother, from the point of view of the eldest sister Andrea. They are a close-knit, loving family but are forced to battle with poverty, depression, and terrifying abuse at the hands of two stepfathers. Andrea, a sensitive and highly observant child, witnesses and suffers unbearable cruelty yet refuses to give into despair. Ultimately this is an empowering account of survival and hope, as Andrea forges a future beyond the violent world of home. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Young Picador |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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