Rebuilding: A Celebration of a Fixed-Up House and Life
Shortly after her marriage ended, Wendy Marech moved to a dilapidated mansion on the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Built in 1893 and listed on the National Historic Register, the house was halfway to disaster. What it needed—like her—was some serious repair.
Part memoir, part travelogue, part personal journey, this book is the story of the year and a half Wendy spent living in the mountains and fixing up the house’s plumbing and electric, heat and insulation, windows, bathrooms, floors, foundation—and, not coincidentally, herself. Set in a remarkable, historic neighborhood, and supported by an endearing cast of characters including her son, her mom, their contractor, and a handful of locals and neighbors—and with cameos by their resident mice, snakes, bats, and bears—Rebuilding is her love letter to the Catskills and a celebration of repair of all kinds.
336 pages; 7.75 x 5 inches; 14 ounces
Trade paperback
ISBN 978-0-9823495-6-4
Shortly after her marriage ended, Wendy Marech moved to a dilapidated mansion on the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Built in 1893 and listed on the National Historic Register, the house was halfway to disaster. What it needed—like her—was some serious repair.
Part memoir, part travelogue, part personal journey, this book is the story of the year and a half Wendy spent living in the mountains and fixing up the house’s plumbing and electric, heat and insulation, windows, bathrooms, floors, foundation—and, not coincidentally, herself. Set in a remarkable, historic neighborhood, and supported by an endearing cast of characters including her son, her mom, their contractor, and a handful of locals and neighbors—and with cameos by their resident mice, snakes, bats, and bears—Rebuilding is her love letter to the Catskills and a celebration of repair of all kinds.
336 pages; 7.75 x 5 inches; 14 ounces
Trade paperback
ISBN 978-0-9823495-6-4
Shortly after her marriage ended, Wendy Marech moved to a dilapidated mansion on the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Built in 1893 and listed on the National Historic Register, the house was halfway to disaster. What it needed—like her—was some serious repair.
Part memoir, part travelogue, part personal journey, this book is the story of the year and a half Wendy spent living in the mountains and fixing up the house’s plumbing and electric, heat and insulation, windows, bathrooms, floors, foundation—and, not coincidentally, herself. Set in a remarkable, historic neighborhood, and supported by an endearing cast of characters including her son, her mom, their contractor, and a handful of locals and neighbors—and with cameos by their resident mice, snakes, bats, and bears—Rebuilding is her love letter to the Catskills and a celebration of repair of all kinds.
336 pages; 7.75 x 5 inches; 14 ounces
Trade paperback
ISBN 978-0-9823495-6-4