 First edition | |
| Author | Kristina McGrath |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel, Proletarian literature |
| Publisher | Bridge Works Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 198 pp |
| ISBN | 1-882593-07-3 |
| OCLC | 30075637 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3563.C3659 H68 1994 |
House Work is a novel by the American writer Kristina McGrath set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1]
It tells the story of a working-class family of five through shifting points of view. The novel's focus is on a mother's heroism in raising her three children alone after the disintegration of her marriage. Defying the advice of her parish priest, Anna Hallissey leaves her alcoholic husband and re-establishes a home for her children by cleaning other people's houses. [2]
The novel was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as a notable book of the year in 1994. [3]
