"The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic 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 abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.
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.
The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family."
For the author's official website, click here. For her facebook page, click here.
We will meet to discuss The Glass Castle on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 7pm, at the Atlantic Highlands Branch of the Monmouth County Library, located at 100 First Avenue inside Borough Hall.
Lastly, a belated Happy 4th Anniversary to the Atlantic Highlands Library Evening Bookclub! (We turned 4 last month). Here's to many more years of great discussions! And a big Thank You to Elita and Lori for starting the AHLEBC!
Astonishing read and great discussion!
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