Brick by Brick: A Woman's Journey Book

"Kid, you?ve got three strikes against you. You?re not strong enough, you?re not tall enough, and you?re a woman." These fighting words might have stopped some women, but not Lynn Donohue. Instead, they fueled her determination to become a master bricklayer. Armed with nothing more than a passion for the work and a dream to succeed, she was willing to take the risk.Brick by Brick is not just a bricklayer?s memoir; it?s one woman?s life journey, and an inspirational one at that. It?s a journey that parallels many in her generation?from her tumultuous childhood to her hippie days living in an urban commune?from being trapped in a dead-end job to building a professional career. Her true-grit story brings a fresh perspective to growing up in small-city America. It?s a modern rags-to-riches story, but there is no magic here?Lynn Donohue, an unmotivated, broke high school dropout builds her life brick by brick, and that?s what makes this story so compelling, so inspiring. In the end, Lynn has the last laugh as she forms her own construction company and achieves financial success."I did not set out to become a bricklayer. I did not set out to become anything at all. I was adrift, without direction, and I wasn?t even looking to get on course. And then one day something happened. It?s these random events that change our lives?we go a different route, we bump into somebody, we read something, and this small, unlikely event propels us into a whole new universe." -- Lynn Donohue in Brick by Brick.Read More