Title: The Glass castle

Author: Jeannette Walls 

Publication Details: New York: Scribner 2005.

ISBN: 9780743247542

Citation: Walls, J (2005). The Glass castle. New York: Scribner.

A young girl - the daughter of an eccentric mother and an alcoholic father, comes of age in this powerful memoir of family dysfunction and poverty. For years, as she pursued success in education and her career, Walls was ashamed of her family roots, but in her memoir, she gives us revelatory look into a family that is deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant at the same time. 

When sober, Wall’s brilliant father, taught his children physics, literature and how to embrace life fearlessly, while capturing their imagination with his fanciful stories. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who detested the idea of home life and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. 

Walls describes her parents with affection and kindness in this story of unconditional love in a family. A family that gave Walls the strong determination to create a successful life for herself despite her unconventional upbringing. This is a memoir that will shine a light on family trauma and the struggles to shed the stigma of growing up in an unconventional family.

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