Rise : how a house built a family
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Physical Desc
viii, 310 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Nonfiction - Adult Books
818.6 BRO
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818.6 BRO
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
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Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,November 15, 2016
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Booklist,,November 01, 2016
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Publishers Weekly,,August 08, 2016
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Library Journal Prepub Alert,,August 01, 2016
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Publisher Annotation: After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family. This must-read memoir traces one family?s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves, all through one extraordinary do-it-yourself project. 320pp., 60K
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