Jeannette Walls
Author of The Glass Castle: A Memoir
About the Author
Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 21, 1960. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York City for twenty years. Her books include a memoir entitled The Glass Castle and several novels including Half Broke Horses and The Silver Star. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less
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Works by Jeannette Walls
5 Books! 1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2) I Capture the Castle 3) The Glass Castle 4) The Devil… (2001) — Contributor — 1 copy
Associated Works
Livros Condensados: O Filho do Caçador Furtivo | Cavalos Mal Domados | Onde Estás Agora? | Nove Lições (2010) — Author — 3 copies
The Scarecrow / Half Broke Horses / Thirteen Hours / From Cradle to Grave — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1960-04-21
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Places of residence
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Welch, West Virginia, USA
New York, New York, USA
Northern Virginia, USA - Education
- Barnard College
- Occupations
- journalist
- Relationships
- Taylor, John (husband)
- Organizations
- New York
Esquire
USA Today
MSNBC - Short biography
- Jeannette Walls lives in Virginia and is married to the writer John Taylor. She is a regular contributor to MSNBC and has worked at several publications, including Esquire, USA Today, and New York.
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Discussions
Half Broke Horses in Westerns by Women (May 2010)
Reviews
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book) by Jeannette Walls
I didn’t want to like this book. But I did!
An engaging audio book, read by the author -- a memoir of her grandmother Lily. I loved how Jeannette took her family stories and changed them to "fiction based on real life" to bring them alive. Lily was a wonderful character -- in the story and in real life -- and I will not forget her.
Prohibition: Sallie Kincaid lives with several extended family members who have different ideas of how things should be run in the Kincaid family business. Their ideas don't always work out as planned. Sallie, by default becomes the heir to the family businesses. The Kincaid's own several properties and rent has to be collected, they also own a store, where they take moonshine as payment for rent and goods. Sallie and her partner see an opportunity to make a lot of money by running several carloads of liquor across county lines. This results in feuds between other bootleggers who want their cut of the action. This book is filled with family drama and action.… (more)
This was a captivating story that I couldn't put down. Written like a fiction novel but with the knowledge of it being a memoir, I truly was glued to the pages. This story just goes to show how resilient humans are and what impact generational sins have on the family tree.
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Statistics
- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 28,826
- Popularity
- #697
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 209
- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
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