Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she graduated with honors from Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University. She published a bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, in 2005. The book was adapted into a film and released to theaters in August, 2017.
I couldn't put it down. Hard to believe that it was non-fiction. As a parent I was appalled by the living conditions the children endured and then amazed by their resilience and was left pondering whether they succeeded in spite of all of it.