For those of us who can't get away to some tropical island, let's try escaping with a book. Please choose one of these for our April 9 meeting. Polls close Monday at 5pm.
At the Jim Bridger by Ron Carlson
Momma and the Meaning of Life by Irvin Yalom
Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Jeanette Wells stroll down memory lane includes a few tales some readers may find difficult to believe - 3-year-olds burning themselves while cooking their own dinner; 5-year-olds falling out of a moving vehicle and left for several hours; 7-year-olds precocious enough to talk themselves out of many a sticky situation - and it also consists of stories you would think would land people in jail or at the very least children into a foster home - a father pimping out his daughter; a mother letting her children starve while she hordes chocolate bars - and yet somehow, she manages to tell it (unlike this run-on, clearly grammatically challenged review) in a simple, non-plussed manner, at times humorous, at times heartfelt and gracious. An enjoyable read, if of a not so enjoyable upbringing.
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