The Glass Castle
A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
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“@JenMockingjay I have so many favorite books! "The Glass Castle" is my favorite memoir... and "Muppet Christmas Carole" is my favorite film!”
Source →“@JenMockingjay I have so many favorite books! "The Glass Castle" is my favorite memoir... and "Muppet Christmas Carole" is my favorite film!”
Source →“@JenMockingjay I have so many favorite books! "The Glass Castle" is my favorite memoir... and "Muppet Christmas Carole" is my favorite film!”
Source →“@JenMockingjay I have so many favorite books! "The Glass Castle" is my favorite memoir... and "Muppet Christmas Carole" is my favorite film!”
Source →Recommended by 6 notable people, including Janet Mock and Maria Sharapova
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Memoir, Autobiographies, and Most Recommended Books.
A tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave the author the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.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 be...
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Memoir, Autobiographies, and Most Recommended Books.
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“@JenMockingjay I have so many favorite books! "The Glass Castle" is my favorite memoir... and "Muppet Christmas Carole" is my favorite film!”
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