The Glass Castle

I'm just now getting around to reading absorbing memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. A friend lent me her copy and I haven't been able to put it down. Walls is a writer and journalist who tells the story of growing up with an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother. Some of the accounts are harrowing and almost difficult to read, especially as the mom to a young daughter. But Walls is an excellent writer and it moves along quickly. I'm about one third of the way through it.

Just for fun, here are some real glass castles (ok, glass houses) with links to more photos.

Philip Johnson's famous Glass House in Connecticut

Designed by Utz-Sanby Architects, this glass house is actually a luxury tree house.

 

North Carolina Glass House by Tonic Design

And you MUST go look at the gorgeous photos of the Jodlowa House near Krakow Poland designed by PCKO Architects in co-operation with MOFO Architects. Stunning.