A More Perfect Union Book Discussion: The Glass Castle In-Person
Join our A More Perfect Union Book Discussion with facilitators Joe Shepherd and Social Services Leader, Payton Barger! This book discussion group is a chance to explore, learn and understand more about social topics that might be of interest to you. This month's book pick is "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. Free copies of the book (yours to keep) are available at Central Library's Upper Level Customer Service Desk for registered participants. The audiobook is available on Libby through the Indiana Digital Library. Physical copies will be available starting on November 13th. Registration is required. Coffee and snacks will be provided.
About the Book:
The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family.
The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
- Date:
- Monday, December 11, 2023 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Applegate Meeting Room
- Branch:
- New Albany Main Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Groups