Glass Castle : A Memoir

English

ISBN: 074324754X

EAN: 9780743247542

Category: Family & Relationships / Dysfunctional Families/Self-Help / Adult Children Of Substance Abusers/Biography & Autobiography / General/Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness/Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers

Publisher: Scribner

Release Date: 01/06/2006

Synopsis: The first book by the beloved author of the new novel The Silver Star, the extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, nothing short of spectacular (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the worlds most gifted storytellers that has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than six years. 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, Jeannettes brilliant and charismatic father captured his childrens 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 didnt 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.

Awards: Alex Awards – null  American Library Association Notable Books – null  Book Sense Book of the Year – null  Christopher Book Awards – null  Evergreen Young Adult Book Award – null  Garden State Childrens Book Awards – null  Garden State Teen Book Award – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Quill Awards – null  Virginia Readers Choice Awards – null 

Glass Castle : A Memoir

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.7 inches

Width: 5.25 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 9.74 oz

Pages: 304