Bright Burning Things is a novel by Lisa Harding about a former actress whose lavish life comes to an end with single motherhood and with an addiction to alcohol.
Bright Burning Things was published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom.
When she moves to rehab, Tommy and Herbie are looked after by her father without any promise of them being returned after she completes the program.
[3][4] The Guardian wrote about the book "Written with great energy and generosity, Bright Burning Things is the raw and emotional story of a woman’s search for self-knowledge; one that grips from the beginning.
"[5] The Washington Post wrote, "A novel that gives authentic voice to a modern woman’s alcoholism".