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  • Open Up the Wall: Revelations of a Renovation Contractor

  • By: Geoff Bowes
  • Narrated by: Geoff Bowes
  • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary

Renovation - money, anxiety, good faith, bad checks, tool breakdowns, people meltdowns.

This is the inside story of the reno biz that you won’t see on any home renovation show. It is the real story of the men in tool belts that we let into our homes to transform the way we live. Open Up the Wall is a chronicle of jobs and job sites, unforgettable characters and mind boggling situations. You can’t make this stuff up!

"Hilarious, heartbreaking, and achingly human. This is a riveting memoir. It is reflective of all the things that I decided too early, I wouldn’t be good at, leaving me wondering whether I should have tried them." (Sarah Polley, actor, writer, director)

"I found myself caught up in the narrative describing the world of house renovation...it is a fine book." (Patrick Crean, publisher, Harper Collins Publishing)

"Open Up the Wall has you laughing out loud one moment, and crying empathetic tears the next". (Ted Wallace, director, HGTV series The Really Big Flip)

©2018 Geoff Bowes (P)2019 Geoff Bowes
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Unexpected Treasure

I'm taking a moment in the middle of this excellent memoir to give it all the stars. I can't imagine a more warm, personable, engaging memoir about what it's like to become a renovation contractor. Geoff does a beautiful job narrating it (not surprising as he's an actor as well as a wonderful writer). You don't have to know anything about building to be interested in this book, but if you happen to be involved in your own renovation, building or general home-improvement work, it will be extra fun for you.

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Hilarious and entertaining from start to finish

I really enjoyed listening to this brilliant account of how Geoff grew out of acting and into a renovation contractor. The twists and turns of his contracting career had me laughing out loud as I drove. Geoff's narration, particularly the accents and impersonations, are fantastic and really made the book for me. I'll definitely be reccomending it!

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Great listen - more books like this needed!!!

A great and humorous listen, would recommend to anyone!!! a true from the horses mouth account of life as a tradie!

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