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About The Book
The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers.
The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family.
The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
The Glass Castle is truly astonishing—a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.
The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.
About The Author
Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
About The Reader
Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (July 11, 2017)
- Length: 8 disks
- Runtime: 9 hours
- ISBN13: 9781508239741
Awards and Honors
- PSLA Fiction List
- ALA Alex Award
- Pennsylvania School Librarian Association (PSLA) "Top Ten (Or So)" Young Adult Books
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award List
- ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - Top Ten
- Heather's Pick - Fiction
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High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Glass Castle Unabridged Compact Disk 9781508239741
- Author Photo (jpg): Jeannette Walls Photograph by John Taylor(0.1 MB)
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