by Jeannette Walls
Hennepin County Library audioCDs 8 discs
genre: realistic fiction based on truth . . . family relationships
Walls, the author of Glass Castles, has chosen to tell her grandmother's story as though her grandmother is telling it herself. Interesting choices . . . it would be even more interesting to know how accurate her view is. Certainly, the details are believable and engaging. Lily's perspective on life and parenting (and education) are frank and a little abrasive. This is a well-written, engaging story. It almost makes me want to go back and re-read Glass Castles. I remember being horrified by her parents and their destructive choices. It's interesting to learn about Rosemary's childhood and where she came from as well as her courtship with Rex.
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