Andrea Ashworth Books

January 1, 1969

Dr. Ashworth chose to write nonfiction as a way to confront her past, a deliberate step to then move toward crafting fiction. She explains this approach as a means to "pin down" her memories, ensuring that "ghosts wouldn't go streaking across the novels." She is currently focused on her debut novel.

Once in a House on Fire
336 pages
12 hours of reading
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 of misery.
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Once in a House on Fire