'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. Booktopia Presents: Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy (Interview with Caroline Baum) Tell Me What To Read 5. '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.' The Irish Times 'This is a heartfelt and moving collection of short stories that cuts right to the emotional centre of everyday life.' Bookseller and Publisher Shortlisted for Like a House on Fire 2011: Victorian Premiers Literary. Cate Kennedy's poignant short stories find the beauty and tragedy in illness and mortality, life and love. Cate Kennedy (born 1963) is an Australian author based in Victoria. And in 'Ashes', a son accompanies his mother on a journey to scatter his father's remains, while lifelong resentments simmer in the background. In 'Cross-Country', a jilted lover manages to misinterpret her ex's new life. In 'Laminex and Mirrors', a young woman working as a cleaner in a hospital helps an elderly patient defy doctor's orders. 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. '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.WINNER OF THE 2013 STEELE RUDD AWARD, QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDSįrom prize-winning short-story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots.

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