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The glass castle : a memoir Cover Image Book Book

The glass castle : a memoir / Jeannette Walls.

Walls, Jeannette. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0743247531
  • ISBN: 9780743247535
  • ISBN: 0739458213
  • ISBN: 9780739458211
  • Physical Description: 288 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, c2005.
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    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

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Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.--From publisher description.

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Ansonia Public Library 921 WAL (Text) 34045094782526 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Ansonia Public Library 921 WAL (Text) 34045110668535 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Babcock Library - Ashford B WALLS Wal (Text) 33110143367231 Adult Biography Available -
Beacon Falls Public Library B Wal Wal (Text) 33120000314325 Adult Biography Checked out 04/29/2024
Bethel Public Library BIO WALLS (Text) 34030128977698 Adult Biography Available -
Bethel Public Library TEEN BIO WALLS (Text) 34030122882985 Teen Biography Available -
Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport B WALLS (Text) 34000080541048 Adult Biography Available -
Brookfield Library 921/WALLS PBK. (Text) 34029145637228 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Burnham Library - Bridgewater 362.82 WALLS (Text) 36937002072537 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Chester Public Library BIO WALLS (Text) 33210000174991 Adult Biography Available -
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