Description
With the lyrics of a Replacements song running through his head ("Look me in the eye, then tell me that I'm satisfied"), David Giffels--with his wife and infant son in tow--combs the environs of Akron, Ohio, in search of the perfect house for his burgeoning family. The quest ends at the front door of a beautiful but decaying Gilded Age mansion, the once-grand former residence of a rubber-industry executive. It lacks functional plumbing and electricity, leaks rain like a cartoon shack, and is infested with all manner of wildlife. But for a young father at a coming-of-age crossroads, the challenge is precisely the allure.
All the Way Home is Giffels's funny, poignant, and confounding journey through the great adventure of restoring a crumbling house on the way to discovering what the words "grown up" and "home" really mean.
Author: David Giffels
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 06/23/2009
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780061362873
ISBN10: 0061362875
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Remodeling & Renovation | General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Later Years
- Nature | Animals | General