Sci-Fi & Speculative
by Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls recounts her unconventional upbringing with brilliant but erratic parents who chose a nomadic, impoverished life over stability. Her charismatic father inspired his children with grand dreams and scientific wonder, while her artist mother rejected responsibility, leaving the kids to fend for themselves. Walls's clear-eyed memoir celebrates resilience and forgiveness without excusing dysfunction, rendering a family both deeply flawed and fiercely vibrant.
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