The Glass Castle
Book • 2005
The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls that details her nomadic and often impoverished childhood with her dysfunctional family.
The book recounts her experiences growing up with an alcoholic father, who was charismatic and imaginative but also dishonest and destructive, and a mother who was a free-spirited artist but neglectful of her children's needs.
Despite the challenges, the memoir highlights the resilience and resourcefulness of the Walls children and the unique perspective on life they developed.
The title refers to her father's unfulfilled promise to build a dream home, a 'glass castle,' for the family.
The book recounts her experiences growing up with an alcoholic father, who was charismatic and imaginative but also dishonest and destructive, and a mother who was a free-spirited artist but neglectful of her children's needs.
Despite the challenges, the memoir highlights the resilience and resourcefulness of the Walls children and the unique perspective on life they developed.
The title refers to her father's unfulfilled promise to build a dream home, a 'glass castle,' for the family.
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