Jan
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Half Broke Band Directors
I heard a great radio show recently about one of my favorite topics: writing family stories. Kerri Miller, host of Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program, interviewed Jeannette Walls on Jan. 20 about her new book, "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel." Here's a link to the podcast: The story after a hardscrabble childhood | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ.
Walls' first book was the memoir "The Glass Castle," about growing up with nomadic, eccentric parents. Her new book is a story about the life of her maternal grandmother, a spunky, adventurous woman named Lily Casey Smith, who grew up in the early 1900s. Although much of the book contains true family stories and events, Walls had to fill in some gaps in her grandmother's life.
Walls' first book was the memoir "The Glass Castle," about growing up with nomadic, eccentric parents. Her new book is a story about the life of her maternal grandmother, a spunky, adventurous woman named Lily Casey Smith, who grew up in the early 1900s. Although much of the book contains true family stories and events, Walls had to fill in some gaps in her grandmother's life.