The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
This memoir recounts the unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing the author and her siblings had at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents. Their father, an alcoholic, and their mother, an eccentric artist, frequently neglected them, leaving them to fend for themselves. Despite their parents' personal struggles, they instilled a love of learning and a sense of self-sufficiency in their children, which helped them to escape their chaotic home life and build successful lives as adults.
The 7717th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2005
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 288
- Words
- 75,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 55th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 87 Books Written by Women That Are So Good, You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down (Pop Sugar)