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The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780743247542
Book Title
Glass Castle : a Memoir
Publisher
Scribner
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2006
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Jeannette Walls
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Adult Children of Substance Abusers, Personal Memoirs, Poverty & Homelessness, General, Literary, Dysfunctional Families
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON 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.

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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
074324754x
ISBN-13
9780743247542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038695674

Product Key Features

Book Title
Glass Castle : a Memoir
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Adult Children of Substance Abusers, Personal Memoirs, Poverty & Homelessness, General, Literary, Dysfunctional Families
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Author
Jeannette Walls
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Just read the first pages ofThe Glass Castleby Jeannette Walls, and I defy you not to go on. It's funny and sad and quirky and loving. I was incredibly touched by it."-- Dominick Dunne, author ofThe Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper, "Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art."--People, Memoirs are our modern fairy tales.... The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch.... Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids."-- Francine Prose, "The New York Times Book Review", front page, Walls has a God-given knack for spinning a yarn, and  The Glass Castle  is nothing short of spectacular., "Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art."-- "People", Memoirs are our modern fairy tales.... The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch.... Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids."-- Francine Prose,The New York Times Book Review, front page, Some people are born storytellers. Some lives are worth telling. The best memoirs happen when these two conditions converge. In The Glass Castle, they have., Memoirs are our modern fairy tales.... The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch.... Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids." -- Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review , front page, The Glass Castle is the kind of story that keeps you awake long after the rest of the house has fallen asleep., "Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art."-- People, "Jeannette Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heartbreaking childhoods ever to be set down on the page. This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit." -- Dani Shapiro, author of Family History, Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art., "The Glass Castle is the saga of the restless, indomitable Walls family, led by a grand eccentric and his tempestuous artist wife. Jeannette Walls has survived poverty, fires, and near starvation to triumph. She has written this amazing tale with honesty and love." -- Patricia Bosworth, author of Anything Your Little Heart Desires and Diane Arbus: A Biography, Walls has a God-given knack for spinning a yarn, and The Glass Castle is nothing short of spectacular., Some people are born storytellers. Some lives are worth telling. The best memoirs happen when these two conditions converge. In  The Glass Castle,  they have., Charles Dickens's scenes of poverty and hardship are no more audacious and no more provocative than those in the pages of this stunning memoir., "Just read the first pages of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and I defy you not to go on. It's funny and sad and quirky and loving. I was incredibly touched by it." -- Dominick Dunne, author of The Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper, "Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art." -- People, "The Glass Castleis the saga of the restless, indomitable Walls family, led by a grand eccentric and his tempestuous artist wife. Jeannette Walls has survived poverty, fires, and near starvation to triumph. She has written this amazing tale with honesty and love."-- Patricia Bosworth, author ofAnything Your Little Heart DesiresandDiane Arbus: A Biography, On the eighth day, when God was handing out whining privileges, he came upon Jeannette Walls and said, 'For you, an unlimited lifetime supply.' Apparently, Walls declined His kind offer., Each memory is more incredible than the last... That Walls recounts them so well and in such detail is our good fortune., Memoirs are our modern fairy tales.... The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch.... Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids."-- Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review , front page, The Glass Castle  is the kind of story that keeps you awake long after the rest of the house has fallen asleep., "Jeannette Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heartbreaking childhoods ever to be set down on the page. This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit."-- Dani Shapiro, author ofFamily History
Dewey Decimal
362.82/092 B
Copyright Date
2006

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  • by thelma662
    21 Sep, 2017Top favourable review

    Disfunctional family

    Since I was also born in WV, I had to read the book. I admire Jeannette for her talent in putting this into book form. My daughter was recently reading this on her ipad. My family was also dysfunctional, but not to the level Jeannette's was. I've thought of writing about my family's beginnings, but it would have to be in the fictional book section. No one would believe it was real.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • by dofie15
    15 Oct, 2022Top critical review

    Up For a Downer?

    The writing is good in this book. It is well structured. It provides a stunning picture of this writer's life as a child. My problem is with the content. I could only read a few pages before I became so upset and angry at those parents that I had to put it down. It was recommended to me by a friend and she said it got better so I stubbornly plowed on until the finish. But it ruined my days until it was over. And the "better" part came in the last chapter. These selfish, lazy people who wouldn't work but were above government programs that at least would put food in their four children's mouths should have been prosecuted for the way they treated their children. The writer was brave to have put it all on paper and I wish I could give it a better review.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by jessiree5
    20 Sep, 2017

    Book

    The book was in the condition described. About the contents of the book,I read this book many years ago and I wanted to shout READ THIS BOOK to every body that came into the store. At that time I worked in a Major book store. The book is fantastic, one of my favorites. I laughed and cried. If you are from or live in AZ. you will easily recognize the places mentioned. I can't say enough about this book, it is so we'll written.I hope the up coming movie does it justice!!!!!

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  • by pmg517
    22 Sep, 2017

    I couldn't wait to read more.

    At first I thought maybe it was missing some emotion or just something more, but it is a story of the author's life, that was indeed missing a lot. So sad that anyone would have to live this life. I found myself at times, liking her father for the ways he tried to create special moments but then moments later loathing him. A very good read, had a hard time putting it down when I needed to.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: thrift.books

  • by etaleah1932
    12 Oct, 2008

    The Glass Castle

    A well written and interesting memoir of dysfunctional parents and how it effects their children. The children even at extremely young ages need to fend for themselves as well as their parents to survive economically. Nurturing is done by the children to each other with moments of positive interaction from their father. The mother seems to function only in her own world. The author is the glue that seems to keep everyone together. How she grows, and pursues success and attains it is very uplifting. I enjoyed the book, but I found some of the early remembrances details by the author at the age of 3, a bit unbelievable. I think their was some poetic license taken by the author. I bought this book as one of the books included in our book club recomendations.

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