PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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Fantastic story of overcoming a difficult childhood with eccentric and neglectful parents.
371 pages
Chinese language
Published July 14, 2007 by Hunan jiao yu chu ban she.
Simplified Chinese edition of The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Fantastic story of overcoming a difficult childhood with eccentric and neglectful parents.