What a story. Jeanette Walls spent many years writing for such things as MSNBC.com and magazines. She's got a wonderful style of writing, and I read her column for years without knowing that she had written a book.
"The Glass Castle" is her life story, and oh, boy, what a story it is. It begins with her in a limo, leaving her Park Avenue apartment to head to a party. As they're stopped at a stop light, she looks out the window and sees a homeless woman digging in a dumpster. It's her mother.
This story is about how her parents raised Jeanette and her siblings, with virtually no money and no ambition. It's at the same time heart breaking and hopeful, showing that no matter how bad things are, there's always a way to make your life better if you have that desire.
I highly recommend this book. It's one you won't be able to put down.
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