If you have read The Glass Castle you are familiar with Walls' story of her childhood - one that was filled with abuse. She survived and so do the girls in her new novel. Liz is15 and Bean (a nickname for Jean) is 12. They are being raised (if you use the word loosely) by Charlotte in California. She believes her destiny is to be a great singer and song writer. That sometimes requires her to be gone from home for extended amounts of time. But don't worry about the girls - she always leaves them some money so they can get lots of chicken pot pies. They get along fine until the day comes that they are afraid they may be taken away and put in foster care. So they hop on a bus and travel across the country to see Uncle Tinsley (Charlotte's brother).Well, they weren't exactly welcomed. They do end up staying with him and trying to get along with him. Wanting to help pay their way Liz and Bean look for some sort of job (even though Tinsley is dead set against any job). Unfortunately they end up working for Jerry Maddox - scum of the earth and enemy of Tinsley.
The story was entertaining if a little predictable. I liked her memoir better.
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