Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls is an American author and journalist best known for her award-winning memoir 'The Glass Castle,' which details her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and a free-spirited mother. The memoir has been a New York Times bestseller for several years and was adapted into a film in 2017. Walls' other works include 'Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel' and 'The Silver Star.' She is recognized for her candid storytelling and her ability to portray complex family dynamics.
Books
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1. The Glass Castle
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.
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2. Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel
Half Broke Horses is a novel based on the life of the author's grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, who grew up in the early 1900s on a ranch in Texas. The book follows Lily's journey from a young girl with a thirst for adventure to a strong-willed woman who becomes a teacher, a rancher, and a mother. Despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks, Lily remains determined and resilient, forging her own path in a world that often tries to limit her. The book is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of one remarkable woman and a celebration of the American West.
