The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
Like Educated, it’s a memoir of an incredibly gifted girl born into a dysfunctional family who, despite the odds, builds a new life. Both Educated and The Glass Castle take a clear-eyed but not dispassionate look at their parents and siblings — the beautiful and dark sides of their personalities, addictions, and failures.
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