{"product_id":"sugarhouse","title":"Sugarhouse","description":"\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","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833317798093,"sku":"9780547634531","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_d5833a49-8616-4f21-8f7e-2fb4a1c621b0.jpg?v=1790817886","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/sugarhouse","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}