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An edition of The Glass Castle (2005)

The glass castle

a memoir

by

  • ★★★★ 4.4 (51 ratings)
  • 576 Want to read
  • 31 Currently reading
  • 98 Have read

In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.

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English
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288

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Poor Problem families Dysfunctional families Homeless persons Case studies New York Times bestseller Family relationships nyt:paperback_nonfiction=2007-03-03 Biography Children of alcoholics Extraterrestrial beings Science fiction Survival War Fiction Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 12 Child of Impaired Parents Family Relations Large type books West virginia, biography Rural poor Poor, united states Journalists, biography New York Times reviewed nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2011-02-13 Casos de estudio Biografi a. Hijos de padres alcoho licos Desamparados Pobres Familias problema ticas Relaciones familiares Familias problemáticas Hijos de padres alcohólicos Personas sin hogar Biografía Childhood and youth Women journalists Pobreza Families Hijos de alcohólicos Familias Poverty Relaciones de familia Problemas familiares Biographies Enfance et jeunesse Famille Enfants d'alcooliques Familles inadaptées Cas, Études de Pauvres Sans-abri Relations familiales Enfant d'alcoolique Famille dysfonctionnelle Itinérance Jeunesse (Biographie) Pauvreté Biographie Enfant de parents alcooliques Document collectionID:EanesChallenge collectionID:ConroeChallenge Adult Children Personal Narratives Alcoholism collectionID:bannedbooks Walls, jeannette Children of alcoholics--united states--biography Children of alcoholics--west virginia--welch--biography Dysfunctional families--united states--case studies Dysfunctional families--west virginia--welch--case studies Poor--west virginia--welch--biography Homeless persons--family relationships Homeless persons--new york (state)--new york--family relationships Homeless persons--family relationships--new york (state)--new york Hv5132 .w35 2005 Ws 105.5.f2 w215g 2005 362.82/092 b Social work & human services General & miscellaneous biography United states studies Family memoirs - biography Public affairs & policies Patient narratives Social problems

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography., Case studies.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.82/092, B
Library of Congress
HV5132 .W35 2005, HV5132 .W35 2006

The Physical Object

Format
Hardback
Pagination
288 p. ;
Number of pages
288

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3309881M
ISBN 10
0743247531
LCCN
2004058907
OCLC/WorldCat
56590629, 65210928
LibraryThing
7903
Goodreads
240126

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL46760W

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Work Description

A story about the early life of Jeannette Walls. The memoir is an exposing work about her early life and growing up on the run and often homeless. It presents a different perspective of life from all over the United States and the struggle a girl had to find normalcy as she grew into an adult.

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Pace 2 Medium paced 100% Enjoyability 2 Engaging 100% Clarity 2 Effective explanations 66% Well organized 33% Difficulty 2 Intermediate 100% Breadth 2 Comprehensive 66% Focused 33% Genres 1 Memoir 100% Mood 2 Sad 22% Emotional 11% Angry 11% Lonely 11% Melancholy 11% Hopeful 11% Gloomy 11% Reflective 11% Impressions 1 Recommend 100% Length 2 Medium 100% Credibility 1 Subjective 100% Content Warnings 1 Racism 50% Adult themes 50%

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