First published 2018
Lisa Brennan-Jobs enters the world on a farm, her name chosen in a field by her artist mother Chrisann Brennan and her father Steve Jobs. Her early years unfold in Silicon Valley as it transforms around her. Her father exists as a distant, almost mythical presence who rarely appears in her daily life. As Lisa matures, Steve Jobs begins paying attention to her, bringing her into his realm of luxury homes, expensive trips, and elite schools. His newfound interest excites her, but she discovers he can turn cold, harsh, and impossible to predict. When tensions with her mother intensify during high school, Lisa makes a pivotal choice to live with her father instead. She hopes this move will finally give her the parent she has always needed. Lisa navigates between her mother's bohemian creativity and her father's demanding perfectionism, learning to survive in both worlds while searching for her place in each.
Genres: autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Silicon Valley
Period: 21st Century
383 pages · Hardcover · Grove Press
Content warnings: emotional-abuse