Rise

Description:

"After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family" -- provided by publisher.

subjects: American Women authors,  Family,  House construction,  Divorced mothers,  American Authors,  Biography,  Women authors,  Women, united states, biography,  Single mothers,  Brookins, Cara,  Brookins, Cara -- Family,  Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography,  Women authors, American -- Biography,  Divorced mothers -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- Biography,  House construction -- Arkansas -- Little Rock

People: Cara Brookins

Places: Arkansas,  Little Rock

Times: 21st century