The Glass Castle：A Memoir

TheGlassCastleisaremarkablememoirofresilienceandredemption,andarevelatorylookintoafamilyatoncedeeplydysfunctionalanduniquelyvibrant.Whensober,Jeannette'sbrilliantandcharismaticfathercapturedhischildren'simagination,teachingthemphysics,geology,andhowtoembracelifefearlessly.Butwhenhedrank,hewasdishonestanddestructive.Hermotherwasafreespiritwhoabhorredtheideaofdomesticityanddidn'twanttheresponsibilityofraisingafamily.TheWallschildrenlearnedtotakecareofthemselves.Theyfed,clothed,andprotectedoneanother,andeventuallyfoundtheirwaytoNewYork.Theirparentsfollowedthem,choosingtobehomelessevenastheirchildrenprospered.TheGlassCastleistruelyastonishing-amemoirpermeatedbytheintenseloveofapeculiarbutloyalfamily.JeannetteWallshasastorytotell,andtellsitbrilliantly,withoutanounceofself-pity.《玻璃城堡》是一部比虚构小说更离奇曲折的真实回忆录。这是一个真实的故事，却常常离奇得超乎想象，轻松幽默的语言背后有着许多深沉感人的亮点。一个拥有价值百万美金的土地却坚持流浪街头的画家母亲，一个魅力超凡才华横溢却酗酒嗜赌的天才父亲，四个聪明坚强的孩子，构成了沃尔斯一家。
父母的空想主义和特立独行的生活态度既给全家带来了灾祸，也带来了救赎。他们在美国西南部的矿镇度过了纯真快乐、充满冒险而又满怀希望的流浪生活，孩子们学会了如何勇敢地拥抱生活。
但是当经济越发拮据、流浪的热情逐渐减退时，孩子们只能互相照顾，并忍受着父母对他们不经意的伤害。他们努力地存钱，相继离家去了纽约，开始了各自想要的生活。