Hillbilly Elegy
Vance traces Mamaw and Papaw from Kentucky to Middletown through addiction, Marines, and Yale Law.
3,390-word summary · 15 min read
Tag: poverty
4 books with this tag.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Francie Nolan grows up poor in 1910s Williamsburg, reading on fire escapes while her family scrapes by, and learns how schooling can lift her out.
2,485-word summary · 11 min read
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