I am an Appalachian woman who grew up in what is now the Rust Belt. This book was enlightening (though I got a little bogged down in the financial explanations) and it's sad. No happy ending. I grew up in one of the "glass cities" (Jeannette, PA) mentioned in the early part of the book. a b Doyle, Rober (2012–2013). "Books Challenged or Banned in 2012–2013" (PDF). Illinois Library Association. But what are these people to do? It's fine for a National Review writer in New York to tell people to just get a U-Haul and leave. Real life isn't that easy though. Most people in Lancaster are barely scraping by. Once you count the costs of first month's rent and deposit, it cost thousands of dollars to move. They can't afford to move. People I know would love to move though, or at least they say they would. Where are they going to go though? Lancaster, and thousands of cities like it across the country, has a population of over 40,000. Are they all going to move to the nearest big city?

He is a plant biologist who travels extensively .always on the lookout for the original,the unusual the yet undiscovered. This is essentially the story of two women, Antonia and Cicely. Antonia takes care of her father at his grand Scottish estate until his death. Cicely is from India and married to Antonia’s brother George. When Cicely and her daughter show up on Antonia’s doorstep, Antonia is instantly suspicious they are there to dispute the inheritance. As these two sisters-in-law get to know each other. they realize they have more in common than they thought Content Rating: Rated-R for (quoted) Cursing, Drug Use, Racism, and Depression-Triggers for anyone with a sense of Empathy.But this is not the story of the life and death of a business. Instead, Alexander is more interested in the larger community. Because as the good jobs dried up, with Anchor passing from one inept private equity firm to the next, Lancaster slid into decline. As is all too common in 21st century America, Lancaster granted Anchor tax-breaks to keep the handful of jobs that remain in town. And yet owner after owner has continued slashing wages, ignoring plant maintenance and cutting the workforce. All of which had a negative impact on Lancaster's tax-base. Which eroded the infrastructure. a b Through a Glass, Clearly, a Modernist’s Questing Spirit, Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times, July 6, 2007. Doyle, Robert (2012–2013). "Books Challenged or Banned in 2012–2013" (PDF). Illinois Library Association. What a delightful read! This is the story of Cicely and Antonia, two sisters-in-law who don't know each at all when the story starts but become entwined in each others lives over the course of the book. These two ladies are from completely different cultures and countries, with nothing in common except for Cicely's husband George, who happens to be Antonia's brother. The dual cultures of India and Scotland clash in various ways, some small and some lifechanging.

But within days a body is found in the grounds of their house and their perfect new family implodes. The Glass Castle is a 2005 memoir by American author Jeannette Walls. Walls recounts her dysfunctional and nomadic yet vibrant upbringing, emphasizing her resilience and her father's attempts toward redemption. Despite her family's flaws, their love for each other and her unique perspective on life allowed her to create a successful life of her own, culminating in a career in journalism in New York City. The book's title refers to her father's ultimate unfulfilled promise, to build his dream home for the family: a glass castle. The Glass House by Beatrice Colin is an excellent historical fiction that draws the reader in with its wonderful descriptions and literary illustrations that can only be described as a botanist’s dream. Anderson, Jonathan. " 'Vile' and 'disturbing?' Book OK'd for high school". Marshfield News-Herald . Retrieved May 15, 2021.a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pierce, Lisa, "Through the Looking Glass", August 1, 2010, pp 1, A4, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut Susan Harrison Wolffis (June 3, 2008). "Best-selling author to speak in Fremont". The Muskegon Chronicle. Scotland, 1912. Arriving from India, Cecily and her daughter meet Antonia for the first time. Cecily is married to her brother, a man who travels widely often looking for unknown plant and tree specimens. The seeds from the snow tree would be the ultimate prize. Not a cheap endevour, however, and he has sent his wife to claim, now that his father is dead, their family seat of Balmarra. Antonia and her husband, who have lived there since their marriage, do not know the real reason they have arrived.