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Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she graduated with honors from Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University. She published a bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, in 2005. The book was adapted into a film and released to theaters in August, 2017. ...more

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	The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,223,284 ratings — published 2005 — 171 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half Broke Horses 4.08 avg rating — 164,455 ratings — published 2008 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silver Star 3.75 avg rating — 69,328 ratings — published 2013 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hang the Moon 3.83 avg rating — 64,451 ratings — published 2023 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip 3.43 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass Castle / Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author), Tara Westover (Goodreads Author), Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 146 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half Broke Horses (B2): A True-Life Novel. Englische Lektüre ab dem 6. Lernjahr 4.23 avg rating — 101 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ontembare paarden / Het glazen kasteel by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author), Ineke van Bronswijk (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet.”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

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“When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.”
― Jeannette Walls

tags: half-broke-horses, suicide

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“You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

tags: acceptance, people

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

17 votes, 30.9%

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

10 votes, 18.2%

Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward

9 votes, 16.4%

Exit West

by Mohsin Hamid

7 votes, 12.7%

In the Midst of Winter

by Isabel Allende

7 votes, 12.7%

The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

5 votes, 9.1%

55 total votes

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