Tenemental

Tenemental Synopsis

A heartfelt coming-of-age memoir about taking the unbeaten path, owning a home, and holding it allincluding yourselftogether.Detouring from the traditional timeline of marriage-kids-house, twenty-six-year-old Vikki Warner skips straight to homeownership. She buys a downtrodden three-story house in Providence, Rhode Island, and suddenly finds herself responsible for a rotating cast of colorful tenants. Adulthood comes with unforeseen challenges: backed-up sewage, gentrification, global economic downturn. A candid portrait of how sharing space profoundly reshapes our lives, and forces us to grow into ourselves.';Forget the marriage plot; 26-year-old Warner is after a plot of land. [An]ebullient memoir.'O, The Oprah Magazine';Refreshingly original reading.'Kirkus Reviews';A thoughtful meditation on communal living and urban identity. Quirky and fun.'The Providence Monthly';Wry, smart, personal, and pretty damn punk rock.'Kate Schatz, author ofRad Women Worldwide';Cheers to Vikki Warner, whose tenacious and inspiring coming-of-age story gives voice to a new generation of independent women and grown-ass boss ladies.'Margot Kahn, coeditor ofThis is the Place';Full of color, life, and that special type of real, earned wisdom that only comes with taking risks and trusting completely in your own young self.'Kate Bolick, author ofSpinster: Making a Life of Ones Own';An ode to the messiness of life, Tenemental is the incredibly raw, touching, and laugh-out-loud story of a woman figuring out how to get by in the world.'Emma Ramadan, co-owner of Riffraff Bookstore

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