Once in a House on Fire A courageous and ground-breaking memoir about overcoming adversity【電子書籍】[ Andrea Ashworth ]

＜p＞＜strong＞With an introduction by author Eimear McBride.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞When our stepfather staggered home reeking of whisky, ceramic hit the wall. We got used to the smash and the next-day stain, but eventually the wallpaper began to fade . . .＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞For Andrea Ashworth, home is not a place of comfort and solace, but of violence and fear. Her father died when she was five, leaving her close-knit, loving family to battle with poverty, abuse and the long shadow of depression. But from the ashes of 1970s Manchester and the hardships of her coming-of-age in the late 1980s, Andrea finds the courage to rise . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written with eye-opening honesty, rare beauty and intense power, ＜em＞Once in a House on Fire＜/em＞ is a ground-breaking memoir, endearing in its humour and compassion, and life-affirming in its portr．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る