Cooking a meal that would be consumed in 15 minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict". Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing-a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.
Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly.
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. MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, "nothing short of spectacular" ( Entertainment Weekly ) memoir from one of the world's most gifted storytellers.
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