Quilt on Fire

Literary, gritty, joyful and very, very funny, reading Quilt on Fire is like hanging out with a best friend, one who knows you so well that she can see inside your soul… Virgina Woolf-sharp – Stacey Duguid * Sunday Telegraph *
A superb chronicle of midlife and the chaos of the perimenopause. Candid, humorous, insightful, deeply empathetic, inspiring and utterly necessary * i Paper *
You don’t have to be in midlife to appreciate this funny, real, empathetic memoir about the multitudes contained in every woman… You’ll feel as if you’ve found a kindred spirit * Red *
[Quilt on Fire] stood out for its honesty and humour… A must-read for any woman in midlife * Good Housekeeping, ‘This month’s 10 books to read right now’ *
A funny, frank and informative blend of personal writing, research and conversations with friends… [Watson’s] descriptions of her failing body are vivid and unflinching… Passages are moving, humbling and written with beautiful detail – Marianne Power * The Times *
[An] insightful and outspoken exploration of middle age and the perimenopause – Kate Kellaway * Observer *
Unflinchingly honest and utterly hilarious… An inspiring account of tackling those glorious middle years * Woman & Home, Summer Reads of 2022 *
I wish I’d had such a laugh-out-loud, haunting and beautifully crafted manual to help navigate my own menopause. The stories filled me with laughter and tears… Many many women will be eternally grateful – Dreda Say Mitchell
I adore Christie Watson. Quilt on Fire is full of her trademark candour, compassion and humour – Elizabeth Day
Christie Watson is fierce, funny and endearingly frank in her fantastic new memoir – Jacqueline Wilson

Christie Watson is Professor of Creative Writing at UEA and has written eight books, including Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, which won the Costa First Novel Award. Her debut memoir The Language of Kindness was based on her twenty years working as a nurse and became a Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. Christie is a contributor to The Times, The Sunday Times, Guardian, Telegraph, and TedX. Her work has been translated into 23 languages and adapted for theatre.

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