Cate Kennedy
From 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 â€˜Laminex and Mirrorsâ€™, a young woman working as a cleaner in a hospital helps an elderly patient defy doctorâ€™s orders. In â€˜Cross-Countryâ€™, a jilted lover manages to misinterpret her exâ€™s new life. And in â€˜Ashesâ€™, a son accompanies his mother on a journey to scatter his fatherâ€™s remains, while lifelong resentments simmer in the background. Cate Kennedyâ€™s poignant short stories find the beauty and tragedy in illness and mortality, life and love.
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Like a House on Fire