Once in a House on Fire by Andrea Ashworth

Once in a House on Fire

Andrea Ashworth

330 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Andrea Ashworth's father died when she was five leaving her, her three-year-old sister and mother to fend for themselves. A succession of stepfathers, some violent and an itinerant life of poverty were her lot but reading was her escape route out ...

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3.78
based on 260 reviews

Moods

dark: 89%

emotional: 82%

sad: 67%

reflective: 57%

challenging: 46%

tense: 46%

hopeful: 42%

inspiring: 32%

adventurous: 3%

informative: 3%

mysterious: 3%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
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