Quilt on Fire

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There is something raw in the fault lines, something wilder and more mysterious. There is beauty in the falling apart, a less polished, more honest version of expression.

In her early twenties, Christie Watson was convinced she'd found her soulmate, in a glowing flash of light that turned out to be her tealights setting her quilt on fire. Twenty years later, her bed is burning once again... as she wakes in a perimenopausal sweat, night after night.

This is the story of her journey through mid-life: of the joy of letting go and the pain of the morning after, of the unstoppable power of female friendship and the struggle to raise teenagers as a single parent. It lays bare the exhilaration, agony, wonder and fears of being a middle-aged woman with a wild heart, a changing body and a new set of challenges. And as her world takes on a different shape, there's something else she starts to feel: the hot flush of possibility.

'I adore Christie Watson. Quilt on Fire is full of her trademark candour, compassion and humour. A wildly entertaining - and necessary book' ELIZABETH DAY

© Christie Watson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

  • 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

    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

    The Times

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