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Love this review of our August pick from @thisisraebroderick • I absolutely devoured Lauren McBrayer’s “House on Fire”. It would be easy, simplistic...

Love this review of our August pick from @thisisraebroderick • I absolutely devoured Lauren McBrayer’s “House on Fire”. It would be easy, simplistic...Show more

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Kathryn Budig

• Aug 21 2023

Love this review of our August pick from @thisisraebroderick
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I absolutely devoured Lauren McBrayer’s “House on Fire”.

It would be easy, simplistic + ignorant to write this book off as being about a relationship between two women.

It’s a deep examination of love in a number of forms, of intimacy, of desire, of motherhood + marriage + the parts of ourselves we bury or cover in shame based on the roles we fulfill in or daily lives or what society expects of us as women/caregivers/partners/employees/daughters + so on + so forth.

The writing is witty + intelligent. It’s a quick read not because it’s fluff but because it hits so deeply on truths + gives color + shape + warmth to conversations we’ve had either with ourselves or with our closest confidantes.

Thank you, @kathrynbudig + @theinkyphoenix, for this amazing rec.

If you snag it, I highly recommend reading the interview with @laurenmcbrayerwrites at the back as she speaks so eloquently on the themes of the book + provides deeper insight as to the bigger part they play in our world.🏠 🔥

#likeahouseonfire #laurenmcbrayer #theinkyphoenix #bookworm #bookrecommendations #bookreview

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Kathryn Budig

• Aug 21 2023

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