Small Fry: Sunday Time's Best Memoirs of the Year
Sep 2018 · Atlantic Books
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Vogue's Best Books of the Year, 2018
Sunday Time s' Best Memoirs of the Year, 2018
A New York Times Book of the Year
New Yorker Book of the Year
A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs - Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, holidays and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he'd become the parent she'd always wanted him to be.
Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs's poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes. Scrappy, wise and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide through her parents' fascinating and disparate worlds. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is an enthralling book by an insightful new literary voice.
Sunday Time s' Best Memoirs of the Year, 2018
A New York Times Book of the Year
New Yorker Book of the Year
A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs - Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, holidays and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he'd become the parent she'd always wanted him to be.
Small Fry is Lisa Brennan-Jobs's poignant story of a childhood spent between two imperfect but extraordinary homes. Scrappy, wise and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide through her parents' fascinating and disparate worlds. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is an enthralling book by an insightful new literary voice.
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Neelabja Nath
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September 7, 2022
Engaging and superbly written memoir of a young girl growing up in the formative years of Silicon Valley with a fascinatingly complex family dynamic, the vivid descriptions and introspection really bring California to life and make the narrator's emotions palpable. This is not a character assassination or pity party, I truly believe there are no heroes or villains in this tale, it's simply a coming of age story of one girl who just so happens to have a famous father.
kudzi kujeke
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October 29, 2018
Honestly written and easy to connect with .
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Sagar Sharma
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September 7, 2018
Amazing biography
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Lisa Brennan-Jobs lives in Brooklyn and Small Fry is her first book.
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