The Glass Castle
A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
Reviews:
"Some people are born storytellers. Some lives are worth telling. The best memoirs happen to have these two conditions converge. In the Glass Castle, they have." - New York Newsday
"The Glass Castle is the kind of story that keeps you awake long after the rest of the house has fallen asleep." - Vogue
"An excellent book... Walls has a fantastic storytelling knack." - Publishers Weekly
"A beautiful, brave, transformative book." - Rosie O' Donnell
"Extraordinary." - Time
"A spare and lovely memoir... The Glass Castle's power stems from its childlike perspective and unsentimental prose." - The Village Voice
"The Glass Castle will at times exhaust you, occasionally fill you with fury, and finally leave you in slack-jawed wonderment." - National Review Online
Quotes
"If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim." - Rex Walls
“You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.” - Rose Mary Walls
“Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.” - Rose Mary Wallls
"Mom frowned at me. 'You'd be destroying what makes it special' she said, 'It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty'." - Jeannette Walls
"We may not have insulation," Mom said as we all gathered around the stove, "but we have each other" - Jeannette Walls
"I think that maybe sometimes people get the lives they want" - Jeannette Walls
Jeannette
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette and her mother Rose Mary
Rex and Rose Mary Walls on their wedding day
Awards
The Glass Castle's Awards
1. The Christopher Award
2. The America Library Association's Alex Award
3, The Books for Better Living Award