Basically, this book is about the author's life with her husband and her life before she married him. The author does some soul-searching while the couple totally renovates their house. While this book has some soul-touching moments by the author, it just didn't hold my interest. It seemed that nearly every other chapter the author was trying to sell the reader into Buddhism. If that works for the author & her hubbie, that's their decision, but, perhaps the book should've been advertised as a semi-Buddist or a religious text. If it wasn't for that I might have found this book a bit more enjoyable.

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I totally disagree with the reviewer who felt that the author is trying to sell you on Buddhism. The author's husband is Buddhist, of a sort, and some of their conversations include Buddhist teachings, however she is not Buddhist and never did I feel as if they were pushing that agenda. I have read Riding the Bus With My Sister and loved Rachel's voice and her self-examination in the midst of life's challenges. She does the same here in Building a House With My Husband. I find Rachel and her family dynamics interesting and her willingness to be open and honest truly inspiring. I loved the book and will continue to read her writings.

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this is a rare great book- lots of human interaction, building information , humor and pathos.

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