![]() Cate Kennedy's poignant short stories find the beauty and tragedy in illness and mortality, life and love.Ĭate Kennedy is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath, which won the People's Choice Award in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2010. 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. ![]() From prize-winning short-story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots. ![]()
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