RISE: HOW A HOUSE BUILT A FAMILY
Book ID/图书代码： 06814017B99122
English Summary/英文概要： If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable.
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.
This must-read memoir traces one family’s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves, all through one extraordinary do-it-yourself project.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 45歲的 Cara Brookins 經歷失敗的婚姻，丈夫曾施家暴。在絕望中Cara為了四名子女做了令人難以置信的事。她們一家人完全沒有蓋房子的經驗，但他們透過一筆小額銀行貸款和YouTube上的影片自學，一步一步Cara與自家小孩徒手打造自己的家園。
一間房子如何重建她們破碎的家庭? 從灌地基，搭房子做起…
歷經9個月她們真的成功打造一棟擁有5間寢室的家。
最終Cara把人生經歷集結成書，希望她的心路歷程能向其他人傳達正面訊息，勇敢改變現狀，啟發他人找到更好的自己。(CL)
Awards/获奖情况：“一部关于绝对信念的鼓舞热心的回忆录。”——《科克斯书评》
“一部坚强、坦率的回忆录。Brookins巧妙地讲述了她和家人在重建家庭的过程中极端的学习曲线。”——《出版人周刊》
“如果这是一部小说，一个女人从家庭暴力中逃离出来并带着孩子照着YouTube视频造房子这种事听起来简直就是天方夜谭。但这是作者的真实经历，而阅读她的讲述让我慢慢地对她充满了崇敬之情、希望和信念，相信只要有决心，就能做成任何事。这是一个引人入胜的故事，定能激励处在各种境遇之中的读者。”——Martha Beck，《纽约时报》畅销书作者，著有《找到你自己的北极星》
“An inspiring memoir of absolute determination.” --Kirkus Reviews
"This rousing memoir beautifully illustrates how one family can look apprehension dead in the eye and scoff at it. For readers looking for inspiration to accomplish a daunting task, they need look no further than Brookins’ highly engaging and encouraging book." ―Booklist
"A tough, honest memoir. Brookins deftly narrates the extreme learning curve her family experienced while putting a family back together again." ―Publishers Weekly
"Cara Brookins did something remarkable with her life: She turned trauma into power and fear into courage. She refused to be a victim anymore. In powerful ways, her extraordinary memoir, Rise, tells the story of her resurrection from victim of domestic abuse to bad-ass mom with a hammer and carpenter’s square. You will be enlightened. You will be inspired. You will cheer her on as she builds a new home and a new life for herself and her four children ― one brick at a time." ― John Grogan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Marley & Me
"If Rise were a novel, the plot―woman escapes domestic violence to build her own house, assisted only by her children and YouTube videos―would seem impossibly far-fetched. But Cara Brookins actually lived this story, and reading her account of it slowly filled me to the brim with admiration, hope, and belief that a determined human can do practically anything. Rise is a compelling story, lovingly told, that will uplift and inspire readers whatever their circumstances." ― Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of Finding Your Own North Star
影视版权under option to Amazon Studios
About the Author/作者介绍： CARA BROOKINS，电脑分析员、社交媒体市场专员，住在小石头城。著有几部青少年小说。《崛起》是她的第一部回忆录。CARA BROOKINS is a computer analyst and social media marketing expert based in Little Rock. She is the author of several middle grade and young adult novels. Rise is her debut memoir.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：SOLD
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