The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls
921 Walls Wal

This memoir describes Jeannette’s childhood in a nomadic, dysfunctional family who wandered through the Southwest, and eventually came home to West Virginia where they could rely on the help of her parent’s families.  Both of Jeannette’s parents were brilliant, and her mother was artistic, but they did not have a clue about raising children or even providing them with food and guidance.  Jeannette describes how she and her siblings helped each other reach adulthood and learn to live in this world.

Family: Books about Kith and Kin

  • A Death in the Family


  • The Glass Castle


  • Empire Falls


  • The Six: the Lives of the Mitford Sisters


  • Commonwealth


  • Bee Season


  • Nutshell


  • The Light of the World: a Memoir


  • The Past


  • The Gathering