Once in a house on fire
Ashworth, Andrea1999
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Andrea Ashworth's father died when she was 5 leaving her, her 3 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 of misery.
Main title:
Once in a house on fire / Andrea Ashworth.
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Edition:
New pbk. ed.
Publisher:
London : Picador, 1999.
Collation:
330p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1998.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
03303519239780330351928
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Higher EnglishBiographyAutobiographyAbusePovertyRacismFamilyASHWORTH, AndreaCHILDHOODGREAT BRITAIN
BRN:
414995
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