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A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Stunning, literary, and devastating.”—New York Instances Guide Review • “Revelatory.”—Entertainment Weekly • “A masterly Silicon Valley gothic.”—Vogue •“Enthralling, discomfiting studying… A Guide of no small literary talent.”—New Yorker • “Abnormal… An aching, exquisitely informed tale.”—People • “The sleeper crucial hit of the season.”—Vulture
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR NPR, AMAZON, GQ, VOGUE (UK), BUSTLE, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND INDIGO
Born on a farm and named in a box by way of her folks―artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs―Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s adolescence opened up in a hastily converting Silicon Valley. While she was once younger, Lisa’s father was once a legendary determine who was once hardly ever found in her lifestyles. As she grew older, her father got interested in her, ushering her into a brand new global of mansions, holidays, and personal colleges. His consideration was once exciting, however he may be chilly, crucial and unpredictable. While her courting together with her mom grew strained in highschool, Lisa made up our minds to transport in together with her father, hoping he’d grow to be the {parent|determine|discern} she’d all the time sought after him to be. Section portrait of a fancy circle of relatives, Section love letter to California within the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is a poignant coming-of-age tale from one in every of our so much enjoyable new literary voices.
Praise for Small Fry
“An intimate, richly drawn portrait… The reader of this beautiful memoir is left with a loving, forgiving remembrance and the lasting impact of a resilient, kindhearted and sensible lady who’s at peace together with her previous.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A heartbreaking memoir, fantastically rendered…It’s a love tale for the daddy that she had, flaws and all… A sensible, considerate, and in the long run loving portrayal of her father.”—Seattle Times
