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Like a House on Fire by Kennedy, Cate is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From prize-winning short-story writer, Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots. "This is a heartfelt and moving collection of short stories that cuts right to the emotional centre of everyday life." (Bookseller & Publisher)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. "Cate Kennedy is a singular artist who looks to the ordinary in a small rural community and is particularly astute in exploring the fallout left by the aftermath of the personal disasters that change everything." - The Irish Times

Who reads Like a House on Fire?

Author

Kennedy, Cate

Publisher

Scribe Publications Pty Ltd

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781921942952

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

3.84 / 5 (256 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14