The Glass Castle: A Memoir Tapa blanda - 2006

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his childrenâÈçs imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldnâÈçt stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an âÈêexcitement addict.âÈë Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.

Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining townâÈ'and the familyâÈ'Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parentsâÈç betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.

What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.

For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor.

Detalles

• Título The Glass Castle: A Memoir
• Autor Jeannette Walls
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición [ Edition: Repri
• Páginas 304
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Scribner Book Company, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Fecha de publicación 2006-01-17
• ISBN 9780743247542 / 074324754X
• Peso 0.6 libras (0.27 kg)
• Dimensiones 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 pulgadas (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.03 cm)
• Nivel de lectura 1010
• Temas
  • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Topical: Family
• Library of Congress subjects Problem families - United States, Children of alcoholics - United States
• Dewey Decimal Code B

Memoirs are our modern fairy tales.... The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch.... Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids." -- Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review, front page