by Jeannette Walls · Virago · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844081820
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«The Glass Castle» is Jeannette Walls's memoir, published by Virago in paperback (352 pages, in English).
The author recalls her nomadic childhood in the American Southwest, marked by poverty, an ingenious but alcoholic father, and an artist mother who rejected domestic routine. After escaping to New York at seventeen, Walls reconstructs her path toward education and stability, with mixed feelings of shame, guilt, compassion, and pride toward her family.
Published in 2006, the book was a bestseller according to The New York Times and has been adapted into a film.
For readers of memoirs and true stories about family, poverty, and resilience.
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.
