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by: Jeannette Walls  EAN: 9781844081813 Format: Import ISBN: 1844081818 Label: Virago Press Ltd Manufacturer: Virago Press Ltd Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: April 07, 2005 Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Studio: Virago Press Ltd Related Items:
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 Rating:  - EVERYONE INTERESTING HAS A PAST...This is a beautifully rendered, poignant account of a totally dysfunctional family. It is little wonder that this book won numerous awards and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. I simply could not put this book down, as the author had me transfixed with her story of growing up in such an unusual family. Born to highly intelligent, creative parents who marched to the beat of a different drum, the author and her siblings had a difficult childhood. With a dreamer of a father ... Read More Rating:  - Heart breaking story...Couldn't put it down.The children in this story are amazing people. This story solidifies the fact that 'some people are not meant to have children'. I loved that the hardships that the children had to overcome DID NOT break their spirit for a better life. It made me appreciate the little things! Rating:  - Deeply DisappointingAfter reading so many positive reviews for this book, I was deeply disappointed by the content and writing style. The four-word sentences and atrocious punctuation were torture for me. The author may have wanted the memoir to be from a child's perspective but the childish writing style was simply too much to bear. And this from a professional writer? Easily eighty percent of the commas could have been deleted from this book with only beneficial results. Also I found the book to be completely ... Read More Rating: - One of the best books I've read in 2008Walls writes with a keen eye and a warm heart, I could not put this book down. Easily on my top 10 list, I plan to give this book to those readers on my Christmas list. Highly recommended!! Rating: - an amazing story of courage and perserverance.This tear jerking tale was one that brought tears to my eyes.The fact that the tale is true is just as amazing as Janette Walls herself.Many people go through times in their lives where they need courage, and if they are lucky they find it. Janette Walls had a childhood and adult life that have both called for an abundance of courage. Infact it seams that was the one constant in her life, she is a person of amazing strength in both living her life and telling this humbeling story. I will keep this book ... Read More 
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