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Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 21, 1960. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York City for twenty years. Her books include a memoir entitled The Glass Castle and several novels including Half Broke Horses and The Silver Star. (Bowker Author visa mer Biography) visa färre
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Ängeln på sjunde trappsteget : en irländsk barndom (1996) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor21,592 exemplar
The Glass Castle [2017 film] (2014) — Original book — 34 exemplar
RDSELP v173 Love in Bloom | Half Broke Horses (2011) — Bidragsgivare — 15 exemplar
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2010 v03 #309 (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 8 exemplar

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Födelsedag
1960-04-21
Kön
female
Nationalitet
USA (birth)
Födelseort
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Bostadsorter
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Welch, West Virginia, USA
New York, New York, USA
Northern Virginia, USA
Utbildning
Barnard College
Yrken
journalist
Relationer
Taylor, John (husband)
Organisationer
New York
Esquire
USA Today
MSNBC
Kort biografi
Jeannette Walls lives in Virginia and is married to the writer John Taylor. She is a regular contributor to MSNBC and has worked at several publications, including Esquire, USA Today, and New York.

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Half Broke Horses i Westerns by Women (maj 2010)

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I didn't find this as interesting as others have. Hard for me to get invested, the only reason I pushed through was the high approvals of others who read it. Don't need it, wouldn't recommend.
 
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MahanaU | 787 andra recensioner | Nov 21, 2023 |
This was a really intriguing read. I liked that Walls wrote without much introspection and focused on writing what actually happened, according to her memory.

There were many parts of her childhood that sounded downright fun, but I just can't get over her parents' irresponsibility and subversive priorities.

The complacency regarding sexual abuse was what horrified me the most. After reporting to her mother that her uncle had groped her while he masturbated, Jeannette's mother has more sympathy for the uncle than her daughter, saying that her uncle is just lonely. She goes on to tell her daughter:

"... sexual assault [is] a crime of perception. If you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't. So many women make such a big deal out of these things. But you're stronger than that." (p.184)

Unfortunately, this was not the only incidence of sexual abuse recorded in the book, but every time, her parents glossed over it and acted like it was not wrong at all.
… (mer)
 
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RachelRachelRachel | 787 andra recensioner | Nov 21, 2023 |
Good read, in Jeannette's usual easy writing style. Because THE GLASS CASTLE is one of my all-time favorites, I knew this likely wouldn't be as good (this is fiction, TGC isn't.) I also enjoyed her second novel, and although I really enjoyed this east-to-read story, the reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because there wasn't as much plot as her other two books. Again, those were memoirs, so I guess it shows real life is even more bizarre than fiction! ;)
 
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JillHannah | 89 andra recensioner | Nov 20, 2023 |
I love all of Jeanette Wall’s novels. She writes about strong, interesting women with strong family bonds. Sallie Kincaid has southern swagger , shoots from the hip , drives a mean automobile, defies federal laws and fiercely loves her family. You root for her completely in a story where men are the disappointment and women the heroes ! Way to go Jeanette Walls yet again
 
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Smits | 31 andra recensioner | Nov 14, 2023 |

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Kim Edwards Contributor
Mark Haddon Contributor
Erik Larson Contributor
Dodie Smith Contributor
Julia Gibson Narrator
Klaus Timmermann Translator
Ulrike Wasel Translator

Statistik

Verk
7
Även av
5
Medlemmar
27,008
Popularitet
#766
Betyg
4.1
Recensioner
1,141
ISBN
196
Språk
21
Favoritmärkt
32
Proberstenar
828

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