Kenny Rudolph’s new book, Abandon House – How to Survive a Home Repair Fiasco – Book 1, is a genre‑bending comedic memoir that delivers more drama, laughs, and big reveals than a season’s worth of your favorite home‑improvement TV shows. Blending sharp satire with heartfelt honesty, Rudolph turns an everyday home repair into a five‑year odyssey filled with mishaps, eccentric characters, and the kind of relationship‑testing moments readers love.
What begins as a simple kitchen‑window leak in the home affectionately dubbed “the Castle” spirals into a saga of contractor chaos, insurance absurdities, and a parade of professionals who seem better suited for a sitcom than a job site. From Titanic‑level jokes to pirate‑like contractors and insurance reps who feel part surfer, part robot, Rudolph keeps the humor flowing even as the stakes rise.
Book clubs will find endless points of connection in the Rudolphs’ struggle to identify what, exactly, they’re trying to fix—is it a sunroom, an atrium, a glass roof, a solarium? No one, including the experts, seems to know. Their misadventures echo the universal frustrations of dealing with service providers, making the memoir both cathartic and wildly relatable.
Yet beneath the comedy lies a tender portrait of a marriage weathering the storm. The love, patience, and quick‑witted banter between Kenny and his wife, Shari, offer emotional grounding and plenty of moments worth pausing to admire and discuss.
With sharp, fast‑paced storytelling and a cast of unforgettable characters, Abandon House – How to Survive a Home Repair Fiasco – Book 1 is more than a tale of home‑repair despair—it’s the beginning of a three‑book series that chronicles the Rudolphs’ resilience, partnership, and humor in the face of chaos. This first‑of‑its‑kind, hilarious blueprint for surviving a renovation gone wrong reminds us that love still conquers all.
