The Glass Castle Audiobook by Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle is a memoir of growing up poor and nomadic under two parents who were equal parts magnetic and ruinous. It's a clear-eyed account of childhood neglect that somehow refuses to curdle into bitterness, and that restraint is exactly what makes it land.

On audio, Jeannette Walls narrates The Glass Castle — good company for commutes, chores, and long drives.