Andrea Ashworth author page

Andrea Ashworth biography

Andrea Ashworth is a British author and academic. She is best known for her memoir, Once in a House on Fire, published in 1998 by Picador. The book recounts her experiences growing up in Manchester during the 1970s and 1980s. Ashworth studied at Hertford College, University of Oxford, where she completed a DPhil in English literature.

Once in a House on Fire received critical acclaim and won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1999. The memoir was also shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread Book Awards. Ashworth has contributed essays and reviews to various publications. She has held academic positions, including a Junior Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Oxford. Her work remains influential in contemporary memoir writing.