Small Fry: A Memoir

ISBN: 0802147216

Author: Brennan-Jobs, Lisa

Condition: New

A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEARBeautiful, literary, and devastating.-New York Times Book Review Revelatory.-Entertainment Weekly A masterly Silicon Valley gothic.-Vogue Mesmerizing, discomfiting reading A book of no small literary skill.-New Yorker Extraordinary An aching, exquisitely told story.-People The sleeper critical hit of the season.-VultureA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR NPR, AMAZON, GQ, VOGUE (UK), BUSTLE, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND INDIGOBorn on a farm and named in a field by her parents-artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs-Lisa Brennan-Jobss childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisas 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, vacations, 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 hed become the parent shed always wanted him to be. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is a poignant coming-of-age story from one of our most exciting new literary voices.Praise for Small FryAn intimate, richly drawn portrait The reader of this exquisite memoir is left with a loving, forgiving remembrance and the lasting impression of a resilient, kindhearted and wise woman who is at peace with her past.-San Francisco ChronicleA heartbreaking memoir, beautifully renderedIts a love story for the father that she had, flaws and all A wise, thoughtful, and ultimately loving portrayal of her father.-Seattle Times