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The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
"The Glass Castle" is a remarkable memoir of resilienc 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...  more »
ISBN: 211820
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
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Excellent book. A well-written true story which will take you from laughter to tears. It fascinates me that some people can go from a miserable difficult childhood to become intelligent, personable, successful people without a lot of obvious hang-ups. However, a lot of the scars, deep as they are, do remain inside and out. It is the ones on the inside that are the most disfiguring. I know.

I recommend this book. You will surely enjoy it.


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