by Jeannette Walls · PUNTO DE LECTURA · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788466325509
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«El castillo de cristal» is the memoir by Jeannette Walls, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Jeannette Walls, a journalist, reconstructs her childhood with her three siblings and charismatic but troubled parents: an alcoholic father and a mother who is a painter averse to conventional life. The four siblings learn to protect themselves and fend for themselves, and eventually leave that home to move to New York.
The original work, The Glass Castle, was published in 2005 and won the ALA Alex Award in 2006. The Spanish edition belongs to the Formato Grande collection from Punto de Lectura.
Aimed at readers of memoirs and autobiographies; it is also a frequent choice in book clubs and school reading lists.
Jeannette Walls is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 421 weeks as of June 3, 2018. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award and Christopher Award.
