WINNER OF THE 2013 STEELE RUDD AWARD, QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 STELLA PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 KIBBLE AWARDFrom 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
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