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The Glass Castle: A Memoir

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Jeannette Walls

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Simon & Schuster Audio

September 2010

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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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  • Anonymous

    I love this book!

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  • Rudy B

    Love everything about it.. couldn't stop reading it!!!! Gratitude and appreciation of what I have...and I don't have...

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  • Sharon H

    I think this Audiobook will appeal to many of my friends. A true story, the narrator and writer has definitely lived a difficult youth, but one filled with everything that really makes the adult exceptionally. Very inspiring.

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  • Anonymous

    Loved, Loved it. It gives a whole new perspective to the saying "glass half full". I was intrigued and looked forward to listening to it every day. Good ending as well.

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  • Sue N

    Loved this book and hated to have it end. It's hard to imagine how difficult life must have been for these four kids and yet it's a well told account of a soul that triumphed against adversity. Jeanette Walls sounds like an amazing woman.

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  • Read2Learn

    I loved this book and am grateful to the author for sharing her unique and inspiring story. She truly captured the complexities, challenges, and triumphs of family. I learned something from each family member. I appreciate the way the author allowed the listener to draw their own conclusions when she could have applauded or condemned certain actions and situations, and been completely within her rights. It allowed the listener a sort of freedom to consider a larger picture as people and family are often not black and white, but a shade of gray. Thank you to everyone in the Walls’ family for sharing this story with the world.

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  • Anonymous

    ice story

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  • Suzanne M.

    An ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN/READ!! So amazing! You need this!!!! Helps u understand how other people have strived to progress and others are USERS AND SELF CENTERED AND LAZY! U are not responsible for the latter!

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  • Chelsey M.

    Great book! Pulls you in from the very beginning when she catches fire! Never a dull moment in the life of the Walls family

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  • Janet S.

    Great read. Liked the book way more than the movie

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