Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew up in the American Southwest and Welch, West Virginia. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York for twenty-five years, writing for New York Magazine, Esquire, and MSNBC. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years, has been translated into more than thirty languages and was made into a film starring Brie Larson. She is also the author of the best-selling novels The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review. Her new novel, Hang the Moon, will be published by Scribner in March 2023. Walls lives in central Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
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The Glass Castle, a memoir has captivated readers since its publication in 2005. This compelling account of Walls' unconventional upbringing spent over 260 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Walls' memoir offers a unique perspective on family dysfunction, resilience, and the power of forgiveness.

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