Under One Roof
How a Tough Old Woman in a Little Old House Changed My Life
Published on 13. February 2014
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-00-754302-1 (ISBN)
Description
The heart-warming true story of the bond between a feisty octogenarian and the man in charge of building a shopping mall on top of her home - which inspired the opening scene of the Pixar movie Up!
Edith Macefield achieved folk hero status in 2006 when she turned down $1 million to sell her home to make way for a commercial development in a small neighborhood of Seattle. It didn't matter that her tiny house was surrounded by rubble and graffiti. It was home. Barry Martin respected that, and when he took the job as construction supervisor for the shopping mall that was being erected around Edith's little house, he determined to make things as easy as he could for Edith. He gave her his phone number and told her to call if she needed anything. And she did.
The day Edith asked Barry to drive her to a hair appointment, an unlikely friendship was sparked, one that changed them both forever. As Barry helps Edith through the last days of her life, she helps him deal with the effects of the Alzheimer's that is diminishing his beloved father. She learns to laugh and let go. He learns about compassion and grace.
Full of heart and warmth, 'Under One Roof' is an true story that reminds us the most important things in life can't be bought.
Edith Macefield achieved folk hero status in 2006 when she turned down $1 million to sell her home to make way for a commercial development in a small neighborhood of Seattle. It didn't matter that her tiny house was surrounded by rubble and graffiti. It was home. Barry Martin respected that, and when he took the job as construction supervisor for the shopping mall that was being erected around Edith's little house, he determined to make things as easy as he could for Edith. He gave her his phone number and told her to call if she needed anything. And she did.
The day Edith asked Barry to drive her to a hair appointment, an unlikely friendship was sparked, one that changed them both forever. As Barry helps Edith through the last days of her life, she helps him deal with the effects of the Alzheimer's that is diminishing his beloved father. She learns to laugh and let go. He learns about compassion and grace.
Full of heart and warmth, 'Under One Roof' is an true story that reminds us the most important things in life can't be bought.
Reviews / Votes
"Provides living proof that love often comes when it's least expected, and most needed. . . . a testament to the power of friendship, no matter how different those friends may be. I couldn't put it down." -Dr. David Dosa, author of Making the Rounds with Oscar"A story for the age we find ourselves in now, when we need to discover once again that our shared humanity is what we have in common, and it matters more than all those things that divide us." -Don Snyder, author Of Time and Memory
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-754302-1 (9780007543021)
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Barry Martin | Philip Lerman
Under One Roof
How a Tough Old Woman in a Little Old House Changed My Life
E-Book
02/2014
1st Edition
HarperCollins
€8.49
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Persons
BARRY MARTIN is a career-construction foreman following in the footsteps of his father. He is a Seattle native where he lives with his wife and near his two children and new grandchild.
PHILIP LERMAN, former co-executive producer of America's Most Wanted and former national editor of USA Today, has co-authored five books including the New York Times bestseller No Mercy. His writing has appeared in USA Today, Newsday, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, Washingtonian Magazine,and the Jewish Times.
PHILIP LERMAN, former co-executive producer of America's Most Wanted and former national editor of USA Today, has co-authored five books including the New York Times bestseller No Mercy. His writing has appeared in USA Today, Newsday, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, Washingtonian Magazine,and the Jewish Times.