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 by Andrea Ashworth
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Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1999 Winner of Somerset Maugham Awards 1999 Short-listed for Portico Prize 2000
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