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On Fire - Steph West

On Fire

By: Steph West, Anna Conley (Illustrator), Andra Paitz (Editor)

Hardcover | 18 July 2023

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On Fire is an award-winning memoir that readers are calling a heartbreaking and sometimes darkly humorous mother-daughter, coming-of-age tale written with gritty authenticity by author and award-winning journalist Steph West. In this cohesive collection of provocative stories, West details the precarious journey of raising her daughter while going through a quarter-life crisis of her own. She writes intimately about their mother-daughter relationship and how it, and Savannah's belief in her, kept her going every day in this poignant and uplifting exploration of the mother-daughter relationship. West's sharp observations of the systemic way our culture marginalizes single mothers-and contrasting intimate stories of raising her daughter within that culture-makes it a must-read for mothers and fathers of daughters, and children of single mothers.

West is an award-winning author and journalist formerly working for outlets including Gannett/USA Today and Fox Sports Ohio. On Fire won the 2023 Firebird Book Award Competition in the Memoir category.

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"West's writing style is emotionally evocative yet approachable and authentic. She chronicles her experiences openly and honestly, painting a vivid picture of...lessons learned." - Liberty Lane, Book Review Crew

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