by Jeannette Walls · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781416544661
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«The Glass Castle» is a memoir by Jeannette Walls, published by Simon & Schuster in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Jeannette Walls recounts her childhood with her three siblings in a nomadic family: a charismatic father who taught them to live without fear and an artist mother who rejected conventional life. Between the southwestern desert and a mining town in West Virginia, poverty and alcoholism coexist with the love and loyalty that drive her to build her own life.
The original subtitle is «A Memoir». The cover indicates it is an international bestseller and has been adapted into film.
Recommended for students and for readers of memoirs about difficult childhoods and personal overcoming.
Jeannette Walls is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 421 weeks as of June 3, 2018. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award and Christopher Award.
