2012 Winter Book Forum - "The Glass Castle"

Looking for a good book to read over the holidays? 
One Book, One BU is reading  "The Glass Castle" right now, in preparation for our February 26 book forum discussion.

 The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing -- a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar, but loyal, family. Jeannette Walls has a story to tell, and tells it brilliantly, without an ounce of self-pity.

 

Five dollars (cash) will not only buy you a copy of the book, but also provides snacks on the day of the book forum.  Contact Lorraine Patrick in the Library at Lorraine.Patrick@bellevue.edu or 402-557-7316.  This community event is a great chance to kick back and have fun with other staff and faculty members… we hope to see you there!

                         
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