Like A House On Fire: ‘Brilliantly funny - I loved it' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare
Caroline Hulse
Apr 2020 · Orion · Narrated by Rachael Louise Miller
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'Joyously wicked... I loved it' RUTH JONES
'Warm, witty & brilliantly realised' DAILY MAIL
'Part Fleabag, part Agatha Christie' JOSIE SILVER
ALL STELLA AND GEORGE HAVE TO DO IS...
Hide their breakup
After a series of blazing rows about everything from Jurassic Park to installing car seats for their (hypothetical) children, Stella and George are getting divorced.
Catch a murderer*
But first, Stella's mum is throwing a murder mystery party - and with her dad losing his job and her mum's recent diagnosis, now is hardly the time to tell everyone.
Make it through one last family party
Stella and George just have to get through the day without their breakup being discovered - though it will soon turn out that keeping secrets runs in the family...
*pretend murderer
* * * * *
Praise for LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE:
'When it comes to personal relationships, Caroline Hulse dares to show us what we humans are really like. Her sparkling dialogue, astute observations and gloriously irreverent humour make Like A House On Fire a joyously wicked read that will cheer you up no end. A genuine tonic. So clever, so funny and so refreshingly different. I loved it' RUTH JONES
'Part Fleabag, part Agatha Christie, Like A House On Fire is everything I love in a book' JOSIE SILVER
'Painfully astute and brilliantly funny' BETH O'LEARY
'A deliciously dark comedy of manners' DAILY EXPRESS
'Acutely observed... Very Nina Stibbe' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Funny and sad and relatable and deeply human' HARRIET TYCE
'Warm, witty & brilliantly realised' DAILY MAIL
'Part Fleabag, part Agatha Christie' JOSIE SILVER
ALL STELLA AND GEORGE HAVE TO DO IS...
Hide their breakup
After a series of blazing rows about everything from Jurassic Park to installing car seats for their (hypothetical) children, Stella and George are getting divorced.
Catch a murderer*
But first, Stella's mum is throwing a murder mystery party - and with her dad losing his job and her mum's recent diagnosis, now is hardly the time to tell everyone.
Make it through one last family party
Stella and George just have to get through the day without their breakup being discovered - though it will soon turn out that keeping secrets runs in the family...
*pretend murderer
* * * * *
Praise for LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE:
'When it comes to personal relationships, Caroline Hulse dares to show us what we humans are really like. Her sparkling dialogue, astute observations and gloriously irreverent humour make Like A House On Fire a joyously wicked read that will cheer you up no end. A genuine tonic. So clever, so funny and so refreshingly different. I loved it' RUTH JONES
'Part Fleabag, part Agatha Christie, Like A House On Fire is everything I love in a book' JOSIE SILVER
'Painfully astute and brilliantly funny' BETH O'LEARY
'A deliciously dark comedy of manners' DAILY EXPRESS
'Acutely observed... Very Nina Stibbe' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Funny and sad and relatable and deeply human' HARRIET TYCE
About the author
Caroline Hulse lives in Manchester with her husband and a small controlling dog. Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television. All The Fun of The Fair is her third novel.
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