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“My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.”

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Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls is an American author who gained fame with her memoir, 'The Glass Castle'. The book tells the story of her upbringing in poverty and chaos with her family in the American West. more

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