Someone once said that a painter could paint a picture of a beautiful young girl, a good painter could see an old woman and paint a picture of the girl she once was and a great painter could paint the old woman so that the viewer could see the young girl she once was.

Jeannette Walls has done the latter for her parents. Instead of putting forth a bitter, nasty recounting of innumerable grievances that she and her siblings suffered at the hands of hopeless and thoughtless parents she has instead crafted a haunting work of art that reveals the many facets of people that most of us would simply write-off and hold in contempt.

Jeannette has created a remarkable work of art from parents and a childhood that on their surface seem devoid of redeeming qualities. In doing so she has fulfilled her father's legacy - creating a Glass Castle for all to see who can see the many truths that lie within and are reflected by it.