num_pages: 352
description: In the New York Times bestseller House, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.In Kidder's "remarkable piece of craftsmanship in itself" ( Chicago Tribune ), constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills, the strength and strain of relationships, and pride in skills. With drama, sensitivity, and insight, he takes us from blueprints to moving day, shedding light on objects usually taken for granted and creating a vivid cast of memorable characters in the process."The making of a house is a strange blend of dreams and mundane work, of heaven and earth, and Mr. Kidder has explained it."— New York Times Book Review
language: English
title: House
titlecomplete: House
genres: Architecture, American, Biography, Science, Crafts, Construction, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 2314
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Mariner Books