{"product_id":"9780061732560","title":"All the Way Home","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\u003e\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\tAll 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","brand":"David Giffels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132717613205,"sku":"9780061732560","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_38a531ef-47bb-409d-be9e-072cd4b5b76a.jpg?v=1776992594","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061732560","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}