Jannett Walls, American writer: biography, creativity

Currently, the trend of literary preferences of readers is increasingly directed towards young adults, where in the center of the story line are young ladies, forced to experience serious life difficulties and turmoil on the road to happiness. And it was thanks to such works that the famous American writer Jannett Walls became famous. Fate prepared for her severe trials, but she managed to overcome them and become a successful person. Her books have become real bestsellers, and in the ranking of the best works compiled by the New York Times, the books of Giannett Walls held a leading position for 100 weeks. So what is known about this American writer and what was her creative path? Let's consider this issue in more detail.

Difficult childhood

Jannett Walls is a native of the capital of Arizona (the city of Phoenix). She was born on April 21, 1960. The girl was not the only child in the family, who constantly migrated from one settlement to another. There were even times when Giannette Wallace and her family were completely without a roof over their heads.

But one day the family finally settled in a place near the Appalachians. However, the living conditions were simply disastrous. In a small shack where the Walls family settled, there was no heating, no running water, and their neighbors in the dwelling were snakes and rats.

Years of Youth

Unable to withstand all this, a seventeen-year-old girl goes in search of a better share in New York, where she lives with her sister. In this huge city, Jannett Walls, whose biography today is of great interest to a wide readership, graduates in high school and, thanks to grants and loans, gets a job as a simple telephone operator in a law firm on Wall Street.

Work in periodicals

In 1984, she became a graduate of the Barnard School of Education and started journalism, hitting the staff of one of the Brooklyn newspapers.

But already in the period from 1987 to 1993, Jannett Walls collaborates with the New York Times newspaper, filling the column with the "Secret Agent" column. After some time, she began to work with various publications, honing and improving the skills of "pen shark".

The writer's talent is revealed

In the zero years, an experienced journalist feels a writer's gift in herself and takes up her pen. Later, Jannett Walls, whose books are known throughout the world, will write three best-selling books. These are such works as "The Castle of Glass", "Wild Horses. Every story has a beginning "and" Silver Star ". What are they talking about? About the fates that went to the writer herself, her mother and grandmother.

«The lock from glass»

This autobiographical work was published in 2000. It was awarded several prestigious prizes.

So, "The Castle of Glass" (Giannett Walls) - a reflection of the life of the writer, in which she focused on not just a simple childhood.

Father Janet was a real enthusiast with leadership qualities. Wandering in the clouds, he nurtured the idea of finding gold in the desert and erecting a majestic palace of crystal. But in everyday life, a dreamer who was not averse to drinking and playing cards, worked as a simple handyman.

But the mother in the work "The Castle of Glass" (Jannett Walls) is a creative nature, loving painting. She herself was engaged in fine arts, but her work for some reason was not in demand. She also spent time writing books, but, again, her works did not want to publish. This lack of demand drove her into the abyss of a creative crisis, after which she began to teach the children about the fact that life's difficulties and troubles should be treated philosophically.

The Walls family was constantly moving, and parents repeatedly told their young offspring that life was based on adventures, and if today there is no money in the budget, it is possible that tomorrow they will appear. However, the older children became, the more clearly they understood that being hungry is not a plus, but a minus. In search of food, they even had to dig in garbage containers - a pleasure that does not bring joy.

The paradox of this work is that the father and mother of Jannett did not see anything shameful in the plight of the family, and such turmoil did not really bother them.

Particularly puzzling is the line of behavior of the mother, who has the opportunity to go to work, but does not do so because of her principles. In general, this is a novel about the painful, young heroes of whom are forced to resist feelings of injustice, shame and resentment.

It's not the first year that rumors have been rumored that a film will be shot based on the novel "The Castle of Glass". It is expected that the picture, where the main role will play either Jennifer Lawrence, or Bree Larson, will be released in 2017.

"Wild horses. Every history has a beginning "

This work, written in the first person, appeared in 2009. "Wild horses" by Jannett Walls is a tribute to the oral tradition. As the main character here stands the writer's grandmother, who is known as Lily Casey Smith. She was a strong-willed person, a born teacher, an interesting storyteller and a skilled orator. Her character was also tempered in a series of trials and difficulties. Years of early youth Lily went to the ranch. The girl already then felt herself what peasant labor was. When the flood happened, she first began to save the children. And this was not the only cataclysm in her life. At the age of five, the writer's grandmother helped train the horses. After ten years, she could confidently stay in the saddle and knew all the subtleties of how to adapt the Savraska. Lily dreamed of a career as a teacher, but her plans were prevented by her father, who bought thoroughbred puppies for money postponed for training.

And yet, having shown firmness of character and strength of spirit, she received a cherished education, and exclusively through her efforts. Lily was able to withstand tornadoes, hurricanes and even the Great Depression. She survived the death of her sister. The woman was betrayed by a loved one. But she did not break under the blows of fate. Lily gave birth to the daughter of Ros-Marie, began to manage affairs on the ranch, and during the financial crisis, in order to survive, she even sold alcohol, which she made at home.

She was a good mentor for children, but she could not understand the nature and inner world of her own daughter. She grew up an ungovernable child. The woman was agonizing over the question of where and when she committed a mistake in the education of Ros-Marie.

This is the story of his grandmother wrote Jannett Walls ("Wild Horses"). Reviews about this novel are generally positive.

The reader is delighted with the iron will and steel character of the main character.

The Silver Star

This book appeared on the shelves of bookstores in 2013. In the center of the plot again the complex vicissitudes of childhood. "Silver Star" is the story of two girls, Bean and Liz, whose mother is only fond of raising them, because she spends a lot of time trying to make a musical career. Her offspring, left to themselves, early on begin to live an independent life, which is not always favorable to them.

One day, the mother of Bean and Liz leaves them and the girls decide to visit their uncle (the mother's brother) whom they have never seen. The settlement in which their relative lived, was small and everyone knew about each other here. The girls come to the old manor and get acquainted with the uncle, who is distinguished by eccentric manners. Here the reader will learn what a young mother of young heroines was in her youth. Living in a small town, Liz and Bean begin to grow up.

Simply put, the book "The Silver Star" raises the problem of the relationship between parents and children.

Personal life

The famous writer Jannett Walls twice married. In 1988, her chosen one was a man known as Eric Goldberg. In 1996, their marriage broke up. The second elected candidate was her colleague - writer and journalist John Taylor.