Dad Was a Carpenter: A Father, a Son, and the Blueprints for a Meaningful Life
Author: Kenny Kemp
Translator: Eui-jeong An
Publisher: InBooks
175 pages.
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About This Book
No, Dad wasn't really a carpenter. Kenny Kemp's father was a pharmacist who
liked to make things in his garage, a man who always saw something new and
useful in things old and worn. "To him, a piece of plywood wasn't just lumber:
it was a travel box, a bunk bed, a train set platform, or a dresser," explains
Kemp. Soon after his father died, Kemp traveled to San Diego to face the grim
task of sorting through his dad's belongings. In the garage, the flashbacks
begin: the time when Dad helped him build a go-cart out of a broom and a
washing-machine part, or the time Dad made an aluminum-frame backpack for the
author's first scouting trip. The memories build upon each other, crafting a
father-son relationship that has its share of hard knocks, but that's ultimately
sealed with the lasting glue of loyalty. We see how
fathering a child is a spiritual act, one that requires attention, ingenuity,
and ongoing patience. And we see how a handyman father helps a young boy become
a good man--a man who ultimately witnesses the painful death of his father from
Lou Gehrig's disease. In the end, Kenny Kemp's Dad Was a Carpenter is like his
father's handiwork: simple, lasting, and filled with an affirmation of fatherly
love. --Gail Hudson
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