author: jeannette walls

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.

'Hang the Moon is Jeannette Walls's masterwork. Epic in scope, the novel is a thrill ride through Prohibition and change in the American South . . . The prose is so elegant and so close to the bone you feel Sallie's heartbeat.

... read together, and Maureen, who had silky white-blond hair and a whole gang of imaginary friends, was happy running around with no diaper on.I thought our days of packing up and driving off in the middle of the night were over. Just ...

Jeannette Walls ist ein glückliches Kind Sie hat einen Vater, der mit ihr auf Dämonenjagd geht, ihr die Physik erklärt und die Sterne vom Himmel holt.

'Tragic and comic at the same time... an outrageous story, one that will break your heart' Sunday Independent 'There isn't a shred of self-pity in this deeply compassionate book' Marie Claire 'Has immense power and readibility.

A Novel Jeannette Walls. We crossed the clanking iron bridge over the river. “I met the Wyatts,” I said. Mom didn't respond. “Aunt Al told me about my ... slut who caused it all.” “But Mom,” I said, “he was defending your honor.” “Maybe ...

And then something happens to Liz in the car with Maddox. Jeannette Walls has written a deeply moving novel about triumph over adversity and about people who find a way to love each other and the world, despite its flaws and injustices.""

"Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing.

Walls's "The Glass Castle" was nothing short of spectacular ("Entertainment Weekly"). Now Walls presents this magnificent, true-life novel based on her no-nonsense, resourceful, hardworking, and spectacularly compelling grandmother.

Epic in scope, the novel is a thrill ride through Prohibition and change in the American South . . . The prose is so elegant and so close to the bone you feel Sallie's heartbeat.

Der neue Roman von der Autorin des Weltbestsellers "Schloss aus Glas" Die meisten Leute halten nicht viel von der jungen Sallie Kincaid.

The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD 'Tragic and comic at the same time... an outrageous story, one that will break your heart' Sunday Independent 'A terrific story, grippingly told' Sunday Times 'I read The Glass Castle ...

Après Le Château de verre, son récit autobiographique qui a ému le monde entier, le grand retour de Jeannette Walls. " Un roman plein de charme et d'émotion. " USA Today

Jeannette Walls vuelve a conmover con una novela sobre la familia, la amistad y el triunfo de la justicia frente a la adversidad. Y sobre personas que encuentran un modo de amar a los demás y al mundo pese a todos sus defectos.

Jeanette Walls, altijd alert op machtsmisbruik door volwassenen, heeft een adembenemend aangrijpende roman geschreven over mensen die ondanks tegenspoed en onrechtvaardigheden een manier vinden om van elkaar te houden.

Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit.

Here is a fascinating look at five decades of dish: a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the personalities that control what we read and see; the unholy and unchanging trinity of celebrity, publicist and reporter that has stoked the American ...

In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this intriguing subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance.