Fascinating book about the life of the author's grandmother, born in Texas in 1901. Told in first-person POV, in two to three page vignettes throughout Lily's life, it's compelling and immediate. Walls presented it as fiction since she had to pick up the stories from others. What a personality she must have had - you would not forget meeting her. I was fascinated by the accounts of how she and her family lived in the early 1900s, the descriptions of the ranches and wild areas, and especially how, at the age of 15, she travelled 500 miles by horse to take a job as a teacher. Very very interesting.
There are so many mentions of the author's other book The Glass Castle that I looked that up. I think I'll skip it. Just from the reviews I think reading about how Rosemary's children lived would make me angry and sad, despite the "happy ending" mentioned for the author and her siblings. I might be wrong...but there are lots of other books waiting.
There are so many mentions of the author's other book The Glass Castle that I looked that up. I think I'll skip it. Just from the reviews I think reading about how Rosemary's children lived would make me angry and sad, despite the "happy ending" mentioned for the author and her siblings. I might be wrong...but there are lots of other books waiting.
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