The Glass Castle: The New York Times Bestseller - Two Million Copies Sold

Jeannette Walls

Feb 2010 · Hachette UK

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD

'Tragic and comic at the same time... an outrageous story, one that will break your heart' Sunday Independent

'A terrific story, grippingly told' Sunday Times

'I read The Glass Castle straight through in an evening, wearing an expression of slack-jawed amazement' Spectator

While Jeannette Walls was living on Park Avenue, covering the Academy Awards and attending black-tie parties at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, her parents were squatting in an abandoned building on the Lower East Side.

Rex Walls, her father, was an ingenious adventurer and a hopeless alcoholic. Her mother was an artist who abhorred domestic routine and the chores of motherhood: 'Why should I cook a meal that will be gone in an hour when I can do a painting that will last forever?' Funny sad, quirky and loving, The Glass Castle is an almost incredible story of a nomadic, impoverished childhood.

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Ratings and reviews

The Glass Castle is probably the most well written, abundant book I have ever read in my life; with Half Broke Horses resulting. The book is packed with enough inspiring emotions to furnish a full body with any affection you could dream of. I would acclaim this book to any reader searching for a book that will always inhabit their memories and give them a great flare of delight in reading. Jeannette Walls has a unique way of making words on a page become a essence around you. Well done Jeannette.

A real life eye opener to spoilt, materialistic society in which we live. How to raise responsible, hard working, intelligent children - by taking a step back and letting them fall and have a little discomfort.

I absolutely loved this book. It was very hard to put down. So many shocking and exciting moments happen one after the other that make this book so unforgettable

About the author

Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, was a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.