- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company (Mar 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743247531
- ISBN-13: 978-0743247535
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 16 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 796,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'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 and Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments '
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'Walls's parents -just two of the unforgettable characters in this excellent, unusual book - were a matched pair of eccentrics'
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I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster. Read the first page
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I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster. Read the first page
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recently picked up this book whilst travelling and am so glad I did. Within a couple of pages I was completely hooked. The gentle account of the author's turbulent and tough life through her younger years is beautifully written and easy to read. Jeanette Walls has a way of reporting her own Mother's home spun philosophies as if she were that age again.
I was engrossed from start to finish and, whilst I wanted the traumatic conditions to end, I didn't want the story to end.
Buy it, read it, enjoy it.
The Glass Castle
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Alex Awards (Awards))
I was engrossed from start to finish and, whilst I wanted the traumatic conditions to end, I didn't want the story to end.
Buy it, read it, enjoy it.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Alex Awards (Awards))
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Jeannette Walls writes a very powerful and desperately honest account of her childhood. Raised by an alcoholic father and disinterested mother, she tells of the struggles herself and her siblings faced surviving poverty, neglect, and abuse in the US. Jeannette's account of her childhood is told with humour and acceptance, and I wasnt able to put the book down. A great read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This amazing story illustrates how true life is never black and white. Jeanette's parents are extraordinary, damaged and vunerable people who do not fit well into western society. Her childhood is as a result both enriched and deprived.
The courage and determination of Jeanette and her siblings in escaping their situation is astonishing - a wonderful example of how collaboration is better than competition.
The courage and determination of Jeanette and her siblings in escaping their situation is astonishing - a wonderful example of how collaboration is better than competition.
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An inspirational well written misery memoir
A compelling read. Well crafted and written. It was , (especially for a biography ) a page turner. Read more
Published 10 days ago by G. Lindenfield
Excellent read
I read this on a flight to Australia and it distracted me from my fear of flying. It's well-written and, despite the subject matter, is never sentimental or over-emotional. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Librarian
this is a lesson in resilience!
fascinating to read how the lives of these children became. How despite all odds Jeannette became a successful person. Read more
Published 1 month ago by karina
A Misery Memoir With A Difference
Although ostensibly a misery memoir like 'Angela's Ashes' and 'The Road To Nab End' Jeannette Walls' 'The Glass Castle' depicts a far more upbeat view of a childhood of abject... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JohnBrassey
surprising find!!
I was leant this book by a friend I read the blurb and was doubtful that I would like it, but I LOVED it I could not put it down read it in 2 days! Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Jennings
A Book With a Difference
I read the reviews of this book and it lived up to expectations. I recommended it to our book club and they liked it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Enuguevancer
fascinating world!
I was so dissapointed when I hit the last page (I read it on my computer so I didn't even know how far i had come)... Read more
Published 4 months ago by LouiseV
Great book a must to read
I had to read this book for my book club, I probably wouldn't have picked it myself but I couldn't put the book down and read it in 24 hours. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. I. Scavuzzo
Best read in ages!
I absolutely loved this book. What a wonderful eccentric family. Jeanette Walls is from now on a heroine of mine. Read more
Published 8 months ago by HM Patterson
Quite a story!
The follow on to the first perfect read, this story is both unbelievable and heroic in more ways than one! I'm amazed the kids came out of it sane! Read more
Published 8 months ago by meganwonderdog
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