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.
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- Published
- 2005
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 288
- Original Language
- English
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(4.3)
- Alternate Titles
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- O Castelo De Vidro
- Szklany Zamek
- Замок из стекла
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- 48th on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Book Enthusiast Substack)
- 55th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 86th on America’s 100 Favorite Books (WordsRated)
- 89th on Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 2549th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Great Narrative Nonfiction Books (The Electric Typewriter)
- 87 Books Written by Women That Are So Good, You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down (Pop Sugar)