Small Fry

"Small Fry might initally grab your attention because of the author’s famous father. But Lisa Brennan-Jobs quickly moves you past this, captivating with her honest and self-aware writing. Brennan-Jobs calls her memoir a coming-of-age story, in which she recounts growing up in Silicon Valley during the 1980s while dad Steve Jobs came in and out of her life. The book is full of anecdotes that show Brennan-Jobs’ desire for attention from her father and her fear of his unpredictability toward her. Brennan-Jobs artfully reveals her most shameful stories and intimate inner thoughts, without self-hatred or judgment. This engrossing memoir about identity and adolescence is relatable to anyone familiar with complicated family relationships."