Shortlisted for the 2013 Stella Prize

Like a House on Fire – Cate Kennedy

Fiction · Scribe

Like a House on Fire

About the book

“Kennedy is a realist writer who writes of ordinary people’s lives and feelings in the here and now

– 2013 Stella Prize Judges

Cate Kennedy

About the author


Cate Kennedy

Judges’ report


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