{"product_id":"like-a-house-on-fire-9781922070067","title":"Like a House on Fire","description":"From prizewinning short-story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDark Roots\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eLike a House on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, Kennedy once again takes ordinary lives and dissects their ironies and 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Eileen Battersby, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the world's finest short-story writers.'\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRobert Drewe\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Cate Kennedy's anger is a cleansing fire. Her stories ache with small mercies - tender, life-affirming, real.'\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eHilary McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cate Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516726575165,"sku":null,"price":28.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922070067.jpg?v=1787568828","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/like-a-house-on-fire-9781922070067","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}