Life Under a Leaky Roof: Reflections on Home, Tools and Country LivingA wonderful collection of critically acclaimed sketches on owning, renovating, and maintaining a rambling 200-year-old house, Owen's account of life in the country is complete with run-down refrigerators, leaky faucets, and high-powered chain saws. |
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