{"product_id":"sugarhouse-turning-the-neighborhood-crack-house-into-our-home-sweet-home-paperback","title":"Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House Into Our Home Sweet Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Batt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn improbably funny account of how the purchase and restoration of a disaster of a fixer-upper saves a young marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a season of ludicrous loss tests the mettle of their marriage, Matthew Batt and his wife decide not to call it quits. They set their sights instead on the purchase of a dilapidated house in the Sugarhouse section of Salt Lake City. With no homesteading experience and a full-blown quarter-life crisis on their hands, these perpetual grad students\/waiters\/nonprofiteers decide to seek salvation through renovation, and do all they can to turn a former crack house into a home. Dizzy with despair, doubt, and the side effects of using the rough equivalent of napalm to detoxify their house, they enter into full-fledged adulthood with power tools in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartfelt and joyous, Sugarhouse is the story of how one couple conquers adversity and creates an addition to their family, as well as their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey thought buying a house would solve their quarter-life crisis. Instead, it introduced them to the world of home improvement--and a whole new set of problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Fixer-Upper with a Past: \u003c\/b\u003e From its mysterious stains to its former life as a crack house, this dilapidated building in Salt Lake City is more than they bargained for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSalvation by Power Tool: \u003c\/b\u003e With zero experience, Matthew and Jenae tackle everything from rotten foundations to septic carpets, learning that adulthood looks a lot like a trip to the hardware store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaugh-Out-Loud Funny: \u003c\/b\u003e A witty, self-deprecating story about the absurdity of trying to save a marriage by taking on a project practically designed to destroy it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Relatable Story of Adulthood: \u003c\/b\u003e For anyone who's ever felt like a perpetual grad student or waiter, this is a hilarious and heartfelt account of finally, messily, growing up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn improbably funny account of how the purchase and restoration of a disaster of a fixer-upper saves a young marriage \u003cbr\u003eWhen a season of ludicrous loss tests the mettle of their marriage, Matthew Batt and his wife decide not to call it quits. They set their sights instead on the purchase of a dilapidated house in the Sugarhouse section of Salt Lake City. With no homesteading experience and a full-blown quarter-life crisis on their hands, these perpetual grad students\/waiters\/nonprofiteers decide to seek salvation through renovation, and do all they can to turn a former crack house into a home. Dizzy with despair, doubt, and the side effects of using the rough equivalent of napalm to detoxify their house, they enter into full-fledged adulthood with power tools in hand. \u003cbr\u003eHeartfelt and joyous, \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of how one couple conquers adversity and creates an addition to their family, as well as their home. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse \u003c\/i\u003eis hilarious . . . Anyone who has ever argued over floor tile, loved a willful grandparent, or wondered what an orbital sander is will enjoy this charming book. Anthony Doerr, author of \u003ci\u003eMemory Wall\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinning, funny, and crackling with life, \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse \u003c\/i\u003eis a can t-put-down chronicle of a bad house gone good and a good family gone in directions the author didn t expect. Matt Batt s book about glue, grace, gumption, and the grit it takes to keep on living is an unforgettable and sweet read. Cheryl Strayed, author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It s hard to write funny, especially when your world is crumbling around you, but in this utterly compelling memoir, Matt Batt makes it look easy. This is a sweet and deeply memorable debut by a writer who s clearly the real thing. Andre Dubus III, author of \u003ci\u003eTownie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse \u003c\/i\u003eis a whale of a book an uproariously funny and deeply affecting account of home ownership and its discontents. Matt Batt has written a must-read manifesto for anyone who s ever faced off against a fast-talking real estate agent, an impossibly stubborn varnish, or a family on the brink of heartbreak. Steve Almond, author of \u003ci\u003eCandyfreak\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Matt Batt proves himself an oddball cousin to Thoreau and Tracy Kidder in \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, a charming and compelling memoir in which a professor of writing decides to renovate a disaster of a house. Billy Collins, poet laureate (2001 2003) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53526739091763,"sku":"9780547634531","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/sugarhouse-turning-the-neighborhood-crack-house-into-our-home-sweet-home-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}