Rise
Subtitle: how a house built a family
By: Cara Brookins
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781250095664
Subjects: American Women authors; Family; House construction; Divorced mothers; American Authors; Biography
Description: "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" -- provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: A house --; title: Bad habits --; title: Sticks and stones --; title: What I learned in first grade --; title: Truth tellers --; title: Coffee with cream --; title: Plan B is for sissies --; title: Black, white, and gray --; title: Shop not shopping --; title: Karma points --; title: Sounds easy --; title: The art of war --; title: A little to the left --; title: Loyalty won't save you --; title: One cookie at a time --; title: Firefighters have hoses --; title: What is down must go up --; title: Hear the words I mean --; title: I am my plumber --; title: Down by the river --; title: Glue me back together --; title: Aiming true --; title: Scramble to the finish --; title: You built your own damn house.