Bloody Murder On The Dog's Meadow - Building a straw-bale grand design in France (Paperback)

It's July 2003. A tropical heat wave is raging and old people are dropping like flies in Paris. The Sampsons move from their happy home into a caravan that thinks it's a sauna. In 12 months they must build a house of straw on terrain as rocky as their practical credentials... To anyone who struggles to pitch a tent, the prospect of building a grand design of straw bales - in France Profonde - could be somewhat unsettling. Some will tell you that building their own home is an enjoyable and rewarding experience; Mark Sampson will tell you it was hellish. Based on his journal of building the house seen on frequent re-runs of Channel 4's Grand Designs, this is a darkly comic account of a year of living uncomfortably close to the edge. Less about the technical aspects of construction, Bloody Murder is more about the de-construction of family life in the face of a looming deadline, a shrinking budget, capricious conditions and a motley cast of tradesmen. Laugh, cry and wonder why.

General

Imprint:	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Mark Sampson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-4960-9832-0
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General
LSN:	1-4960-9832-3
Barcode:	9781496098320

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