01671cam a2200277 4500 93048177 TxAuBib 20111228120000.0 110124s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011003171 9780451234384 alk. paper 0451234383 alk. paper DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP IGA DAD ORX VP@ TXA DLC TxAuBib Lancaster, Jen, 1967- If you were here / Jen Lancaster. New York : New American Library, 2011. 306 p. ; 24 cm. "If You Were Here follows Amish-zombie-teen- romance author Mia and her husband Mac (and their pets) through the alternately frustrating, exciting, terrifying-but always funny-process of buying and renovating their first home in the Chicago suburbs that John Hughes's movies made famous. Along their harrowing renovation journey, Mia and Mac get caught up in various wars with the homeowners' association, meet some less-than-friendly neighbors, and are joined by a hilarious cast of supporting characters, including a celebutard ex- landlady. As they struggle to adapt to their new surroundings- with Mac taking on the renovations himself- Mia and Mac will discover if their marriage is strong enough to survive months of DIY renovations"--Amazon.com. 20111228. MG. Suburbs Illinois Chicago Fiction. Marriage Fiction. Dwellings Remodeling Fiction. Women authors Fiction. Chicago (Ill) Fiction.