Like A House On Fire

'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

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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

“I loved The Adults ! Funny, dry and beautifully observed . Highly recommended for anyone whose Perfect Christmases never quite go according to plan! - Gill Sims, author of Why Mummy Drinks I took this book on holiday and couldn't put it down! I found myself feeling tense as I became more and more invested in the unfolding drama of the weekend away. I've never read anything quite like it and Posey was a highlight. I loved it . I couldn't believe it was a debut. It was so funny , and intriguing and I was desperate to know where it was all heading - a great read... - Mike Gayle, author of THE MAN I THINK I KNOW”

I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended for anyone whose Perfect Christmases never quite go according to plan! - Gill Sims, author of Why Mummy Drinks

I took this book on holiday and couldn't put it down! I found myself feeling tense as I became more and more invested in the unfolding drama of the weekend away. I've never read anything quite like it and Posey was a highlight.

I loved it. I couldn't believe it was a debut. It was so funny, and intriguing and I was desperate to know where it was all heading - a great read... - Mike Gayle, author of THE MAN I THINK I KNOW

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.

'Acutely observed and brilliantly funny' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'A triumph of a novel' BETH O'LEARY * Things Stella and George have had blazing rows about: - Misquoting Jurassic Park .- Leaving a Coke can on the side of the bath.- Fitting car seats for their hypothetical kids. In other news, they're getting divorced. But first, Stella's mum is throwing a murder mystery party and - with her dad losing his job, her mum's recent diagnosis, and some very odd behaviour from her sister - now is not the time to tell everyone.All Stella and George have to do is make it through the day without their break-up being discovered - though it will soon turn out that having secrets runs in the family... More praise for LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE: ' Funny and sad and relateable and deeply human ' HARRIET TYCE 'Part Fleabag, part Agatha Christie, Like A House On Fire is everything I love in a book...I was hooked from page one. Bravo, what a triumph!' JOSIE SILVER ' Sheer delight from start to finish ' LESLEY KARA ' Painfully astute and brilliantly funny ' BETH O'LEARY ' Witty, whip-smart and wincingly observant, pure entertainment from start to finish. A Caroline Hulse book is a reading highlight of my yea r' CATHY BRAMLEY ' Absolutely loved Like A House On Fire. A proper delight ' RICHARD ROPER 'H ilarious and brilliant and clever in that way only Caroline knows how to be. So compelling, I couldn't put it down ' LUCY VINE ' Caroline Hulse is a very funny writer and a wonderfully compassionate observer of human frailty ' KATE EBERLEN ' Funny, moving and astute. A triumph! ' NICOLA MOSTYN

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