{"product_id":"all-the-way-home-building-a-family-in-a-falling-down-house-9780061362873","title":"All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs wry as Bill Bryson's I'm a Stranger Here Myself, as insightful as Tracy Kidder's House, here is smart, engaging tale of one man's stuggle to restore his family's new home--a decrepit old mansion--and discover himself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his pregnant wife and their 18-month-old son in tow, David Giffels scoured the environs of Akron, OH, in search of the perfect house. But nothing seemed right . . . until he spotted the beautiful, decaying Guilded Era mansion. A former rubber robber baron's domain, the once grand house does need some repair . . . okay it's a dump. So what if, there's “nothing holding this place up but memory,”--the assessment of his father, a structural engineer? It wouldn't be perfect if it were easy, and Giffels relishes the challenge. He's a committed do it yourselfer who fears a life without struggle--and Home Depot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e All the Way Home follows Giffels's funny and sometimes frustrating journey as he and his young family turns a decrepit money pit into the the home of their dreams. From outwitting squatters (both four- and two-legged) to rebuilding termite ridden walls, battling wisteria vines and finding $14,000 in Depression-era cash hidden in a bathroom wall, Giffels takes readers along on the ultimate fixer-up trip. Throughout he shows them the heart of a young man on the brink of adulthood, happily struggling with his new roles as a husband and a father--a man trying to find his way without losing himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiffels, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Giffels is an assistant professor of English at the University of Akron, where he teaches creative nonfiction. Formerly an award-winning columnist for the \u003cem\u003eAkron Beacon Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and a contributing commentator on NPR, his writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and many other publications. He lives in Akron, Ohio, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668896911634,"sku":"9780061362873","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d58da772-00d6-4046-9f6f-051e209f6f37.jpg?v=1733751807","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-the-way-home-building-a-family-in-a-falling-down-house-9780061362873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}