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Jeannette Walls\\u2019 memoir\\xa0The Glass Castle\\xa0became an international bestseller that sold over 5 million copies. Walls\\u2019 father Rex was an alcoholic who dreamed of inventing a gold-detecting gizmo that would make him rich enough to build a glass castle. The family moved around a lot, usually before the rent came due. At one point Jeannette and her siblings were left at their grandparents\\u2019 house where they often had to scrounge food from garbage cans. Now Walls has written a novel called\\xa0Hang the Moon. about a gutsy young woman who becomes a rum runner during Prohibition. We talk about what it\\u2019s like to grow up poor and how your life changes when you become very, very rich. \\u201cNow What?\\u201d is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jullian Androkae. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.