The Like A House On Fire:
Written by: Cate Kennedy
Narrated by: James Millar, Federay Holmes, Vanessa Coffee
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Time: 7 Hours 3 Minutes
WINNER
OF THE 2013 STEELE RUDD AWARD, QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 STELLA PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 KIBBLE AWARD
From prize-winning 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, 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 misinterpret her ex’s new life. And
in ‘Ashes’, a son accompanies his mother on a journey to scatter his father’s
remains, while lifelong resentments simmer in the background. Cate Kennedy’s
poignant short stories find the beauty and tragedy in illness and mortality,
life and love.
PRAISE
FOR CATE KENNEDY
‘This
is a heartfelt and moving collection of short stories that cuts right to the
emotional centre of everyday life.’ Bookseller and Publisher
‘Cate
Kennedy is a singular artist who looks to the ordinary in a small rural
community and is particularly astute on exploring the fallout left by the
aftermath of the personal disasters that change everything.’ The Irish Times