{"product_id":"like-a-house-on-fire-by-cate-kennedy-9781922070067","title":"Like a House on Fire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom prize-winning short-story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eDark Roots\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003eLike a House on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, Kennedy once again takes ordinary lives and dissects their ironies, injustices and pleasures with her humane eye and wry sense of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLaminex and Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e, a young woman working as a cleaner in a hospital helps an elderly patient defy doctor's orders. In \u003cem\u003eCross-Country\u003c\/em\u003e, a jilted lover manages to misinterpret her ex's new life. And in \u003cem\u003eAshes\u003c\/em\u003e, a son accompanies his mother on a journey to scatter his father's remains, while lifelong resentments simmer in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCate Kennedy's poignant short stories find the beauty and tragedy in illness and mortality, life and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549832401132,"sku":"9781922070067","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9111793482872.jpg?v=1749929708","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/like-a-house-on-fire-by-cate-kennedy-9781922070067","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}