The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A man recalls age seven when a lodger's suicide let hunger birds in, and Lettie Hempstock saved him.
2,070-word summary · 9 min read
Tag: childhood
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Angela's Ashes
Frank recalls Brooklyn and Limerick childhood with Angela's struggle, Malachy's drink and stories that saved him.
2,009-word summary · 9 min read
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls's memoir of a childhood spent hungry and moving, from a stove fire at three to a Bronx apartment and parents on the street.
2,255-word summary · 10 min read