Robinson Crusoe in Suburbia

Now in this follow-up book, âRobinson
Crusoe in Suburbia,â the family romance contiti nues. The Rowlands move to a scrimpy cotttt age on four acres outside of a small town too distant from New
York City for easy commutiti ng. Here,
surrounded by a petttt y and mistrustftf ul community, they join forces with nature in building a unique home and simultaneously reinvent the life of their family. They can be seen batttt ling neighbors over rights to a dry stream bed, joustiti ng with a wily electrician,
cajoling a flfl ower-child carpenter, and all the titi me resolutely plantiti ng roots in their wooded retreat, becoming more insular, fifi ercely independent, loyal to one another--and thriving.