The glass castle [sound recording] / by Jeannette Walls.
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SoundPublication details: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.Description: 10 sound discs (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419339796
- 9781419339790
- Walls, Jeannette
- Children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography
- Children of alcoholics -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography
- Dysfunctional families -- United States -- Case studies
- Dysfunctional families -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Case studies
- Homeless persons -- Family relationships -- New York (State) -- New York
- Poor -- West Virginia -- Welch -- Biography
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Main Library | Audiobook | BIOGRAPHY Walls, J W215 | Available | 33111005769068 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jeannette Walls, the former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com, chronicles her childhood, focusing primarily on the complicated relationships within her dysfunctional family. Raised by nomadic and idealist parents who eventually settled in a downtrodden West Virginia mining town, Jeannette's childhood was a rollercoaster ride. As her parents ran out of money, Jeannette and her siblings were forced to fend for themselves. Deeply hurt by her parents' betrayal, she became determined to be successful.
"Unabridged Memoir"--Container.
Compact disc.
Title from container.
Performed by Julia Gibson.
Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.