The Glass Castle. What the Past Hides

OVER 260,000 COPIES SOLD IN RUSSIA. "Park Avenue, a cold March evening. I'm stuck in a taxi traffic jam on my way to a fancy party. With nothing to do, I look out the window and see a woman 50 meters away from me, disheveled and dressed in rags. She is rummaging through a trash bin. I know this woman. A wave of fear washes over me. If she turns around and calls out to me, she will reveal my secret. I tell the taxi driver to turn around and go back. The rest of the evening, I feel shame, I am shaking. That woman is my mother." ?? In just a few weeks, this book turned young journalist Jeannette Walls into one of America's most popular authors. Prestigious awards and television invitations, top spots in book rankings, and millions of copies sold, a film adaptation with Brie Larson in the leading role — "The Glass Castle" can rightly be called a sensation in modern literature. In this book, Walls tells the story of her childhood and upbringing in a large and unusual family, where quite shocking methods of education were practiced. For many years, Jeannette hid her past until she understood that only by freeing herself from secrets and feelings of shame could she accept herself and move forward. ?? "Secrets breed shame. And shame, in turn, breeds barriers that prevent us from accepting and loving ourselves, utilizing our full potential, and opening up to others." — Oprah Winfrey on Jeannette Walls