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The Glass Castle written after the author learned Scientology was investigating her

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The book The Glass Castle was written after the author, Jeannette Walls, learned Scientology was investigating her background in retaliation.

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San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Castle’ recounts hellish childhood

http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/Castle-recounts-hellish-childhood-11727846.php

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‘Castle’ recounts hellish childhood

By Ruthe Stein August 2, 2017

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A born survivor, Walls has lived to tell the tale of her hellish childhood in a 2005 memoir, “The Glass Castle,” a best-seller for an enviable five years. It has now been made into a movie of the same title (referring to a house their father planned to build for them but never did) starring Oscar winner Brie Larson (“Room”) as Walls with Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson as her erratic parents.

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The moment of truth came when Walls, who had written a negative item about Scientology, heard that the church was investigating her background in retaliation. Her response was to unveil the truth first.

“We all have a story,” Walls says. “It was ironic that I had been chasing other people’s stories while hiding my own, and that was not right.”

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