false 354773 3 The year Lee Martin was born, his father lost both his hands in a farming accident. <i>From Our House</i> tells the story of a young mans growing up in the aftermath of this tragedy.<br><br>"All our lives have private truths," Martin writes, "and the truth about my father was that after his accident he brought a deep and abiding rage into our home." Yet Martin's mother, Beulah, never stopped hoping that God would smile on her family again. In this moving, uniquely American memoir, Lee Martin reveals how his family finally found salvation and the faith that would help to heal them all. In evocative, luminous language, he captures the beauty and the harsh realities of life in the rural midwest. And he talks about the rage-as well as the profound love-he felt toward his embittered, often violent father, and a legacy of shame that haunts him still.<br><br> Reminiscent of Tobias Wolff's <i>This Boy's Life</i> and imbued with Martin's compassion and humanity, this story of one family's journey toward reconciliation and redemption is "a moving memoir that portrays the complexities that exist in many American families-equal parts frustration, anger, yearning, and tenacious familial love" (<i>USA Today</i>). 344962 2000 From Our House total:31|5:13|4:7|3:7|2:4| 31 122 42 5 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 21:26:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 22:26:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 19:28:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:29:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 09:18:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 09:19:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Nov 17 15:22:27 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 15:28:29 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 18:43:06 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 16:01:06 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 11:52:01 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:52:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 08:48:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 08:48:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 10:07:54 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:07:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 03:54:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 03:54:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 19:38:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:38:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 28 17:16:28 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 17:16:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 24 06:11:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 06:11:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 15 17:50:16 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 18:16:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 08 09:06:43 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:06:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 10:34:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 10:34:45 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 08 18:14:02 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 18:14:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 19:38:10 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 22 15:31:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 05:50:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 05:53:01 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 14 00:57:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 00:57:00 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 13 08:03:31 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 08:03:41 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=354773