Like a House on Fire

by Cate Kennedy

Book Overview

From prizewinning short-story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots . In Like a House on Fire , Kennedy once again takes ordinary lives and dissects their ironies and injustices and pleasures with her humane eye and wry sense of humour. In 'Laminex and Mirrors', a young woman working as a cleaner in a hospital helps an elderly patient defy doctor's orders. In 'Cross Country', a jilted lover manages to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922070068
• ISBN13: 9781922070067
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Scribe Us
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher