La Dott.ssa Ashworth ha scelto di scrivere saggistica come modo per affrontare il suo passato, un passo deliberato per poi dedicarsi alla creazione di narrativa. Spiega questo approccio come un mezzo per "fissare" i suoi ricordi, assicurando che "i fantasmi non sfreccino attraverso i romanzi". Attualmente si sta concentrando sul suo romanzo d'esordio.
Set in 1970s Manchester, Once in a House on Fire tells the true story of three sisters and their mother, a close-knit and loving family forced to battle with poverty, abuse and the effects of depression. Beautifully written and deeply inspiring, with a new afterword by Andrea Ashworth, it is a book that will stay with its readers for ever.
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.
Młoda wdowa z dw�jką dzieci ponownie wychodzi za mąż. Dotychczasowe szczęśliwe życie zmienia się diametralnie. Ojczym nie stroni od alkoholu, zdrad małżeńskich, chętnie posługuje się pięścią... Czy wsp�lny wyjazd do Kanady, by rozpocząć nowe życie, stanie się naprawdę początkiem zmian na lepsze?