The glass castle: a memoir
(Book)
This story is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a penetrating look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant 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 hated anything to do with domesticity. 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.
Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies.
Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Case studies.
Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography.
Walls, Jeannette.
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Notes
Walls, J. (2009). The glass castle: a memoir. Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. 2009. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette, The Glass Castle: A Memoir. New York, Scribner, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Scribner hardcover ed. New York, Scribner, 2009.
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