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One of the ways to discover our toughness and resiliency is to look back at where we come from. (from Amazon description)

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One of the ways to discover our toughness and resiliency is to look back at where we come from. (from Amazon description)

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About Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls (born April 21, 1960) is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 421 weeks as of June 3, 2018. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award and Christopher Award.