The Glass Castle
Walls family story
A 2005 memoir by Jeannette Walls recounting her unconventional childhood with eccentric, neglectful parents who moved the family constantly while living in poverty.
The title refers to her father's perpetually unfulfilled promise to build the family a house made of glass.
The book became a bestseller and was adapted into a 2017 film.
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- true storyNarrative of actual events
- povertySevere lack of resources
- trailer parkCommunity of relocatable dwellings
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
alcoholism · resilience · nomadic · desert · squalor · hunger · parental neglect · neglect · Rex · West Virginia · survival · siblings · dreams · fire · broken promises · eccentricity · homelessness · determination
The Glass CastleLittle Women
Novel about four sisters
Leave It to Beaver · The Waltons · Anne of Green Gables · Pollyanna · Father Knows Best
glass, castle, glasses, glassy, glassed, glazing, glaze, glazed, glazier