The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods... 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
Tragic and comic at the same time.. an outrageous story, one that will break your heart * Sunday Independent *
A terrific story, grippingly told * Sunday Times *
Like J.D. Salinger or Hemingway before her, Jeannette Walls has the talent of knowing exactly how to let a story tell itself * Sunday Independent *
'I read The Glass Castle straight through in an evening, wearing an expression of slack-jawed amazement. Jeannette Walls has managed to balance her account with great precision; as she and her siblings did, we must both love and hate her parents * Spectator *
There isn't a shred of self-pity in this deeply compassionate book * Marie Claire *
Wall's journalistic bare-bones style makes for a chilling, wrenching, incredible testimony of childhood neglect * Kirkus Reviews *
Affection, shame and guilt run side by side in this unforgettable memoir of a childhood spent ''on the skedaddle'' * Woman and Home *
Funny and brilliantly written through a child's eyes, recreating a unique family life * Evening Herald *
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 *
Walls has a God-given knack for spinning a yarn, and The Glass Castle is nothing short of spectacular * Entertainment Weekly *
Extraordinary * Time *
Each memory is more incredible than the last... That Walls recounts them so well and in such detail is our good fortune * Plain Dealer *
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 * New York Newsday *
The Glass Castle is the kind of story that keeps you awake long after the rest of the house has fallen asleep * Vogue *
Utterly engaging and teeming with incident. This is a life so vividly rendered that the reader feels present at every moment * Express *
Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods... 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 *
A terrific story, grippingly told * Sunday Times *
Like J.D. Salinger or Hemingway before her, Jeannette Walls has the talent of knowing exactly how to let a story tell itself * Sunday Independent *
'I read The Glass Castle straight through in an evening, wearing an expression of slack-jawed amazement. Jeannette Walls has managed to balance her account with great precision; as she and her siblings did, we must both love and hate her parents * Spectator *
There isn't a shred of self-pity in this deeply compassionate book * Marie Claire *
Wall's journalistic bare-bones style makes for a chilling, wrenching, incredible testimony of childhood neglect * Kirkus Reviews *
Affection, shame and guilt run side by side in this unforgettable memoir of a childhood spent ''on the skedaddle'' * Woman and Home *
Funny and brilliantly written through a child's eyes, recreating a unique family life * Evening Herald *
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 *
Walls has a God-given knack for spinning a yarn, and The Glass Castle is nothing short of spectacular * Entertainment Weekly *
Extraordinary * Time *
Each memory is more incredible than the last... That Walls recounts them so well and in such detail is our good fortune * Plain Dealer *
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 * New York Newsday *
The Glass Castle is the kind of story that keeps you awake long after the rest of the house has fallen asleep * Vogue *
Utterly engaging and teeming with incident. This is a life so vividly rendered that the reader feels present at every moment * Express *
Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods... 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 *
Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, was a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844081820 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844081826 |
| Title | The Glass Castle |
| Author | Jeannette Walls |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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