{"product_id":"american-daughter-a-memoir-isbn-9780063054349","title":"American Daughter: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sharp and surprising true story of a woman who finally sets out to understand her past, and the mother she had one day hoped to forget. Full of unexpected twists and unbelievable revelations, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last page.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Stephanie Plymale, successful CEO and interior designer, kept\u003cbr\u003eher past a fiercely guarded secret. Only her husband knew that her\u003cbr\u003echildhood was fraught with every imaginable hardship: neglect, hunger, poverty,\u003cbr\u003ehomelessness, truancy, foster homes, a harrowing lack of medical care, and\u003cbr\u003eworse. Stephanie, in turn, knew very little about the past of her mother, who\u003cbr\u003ewas in and out of jails and psych wards for most of Stephanie's formative\u003cbr\u003eyears. All this changed when a series of shocking revelations forced Stephanie\u003cbr\u003eto revisit her tortured past and revise the meaning of every aspect of her\u003cbr\u003ecompromised childhood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is\u003cbr\u003ethe extraordinary true story of a young girl growing up on the wrong side of\u003cbr\u003ethe American Dream. Stephanie has slept in blankets on the floor of crowded\u003cbr\u003eapartments, lived in the back seat of a car with her siblings, and spent\u003cbr\u003edecades looking over her shoulder at a mother who might just as easily hug or\u003cbr\u003eharm her. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a moving account of a troubled\u003cbr\u003emother-daughter relationship and a meditation on resilience, transcendence, and\u003cbr\u003eultimately, redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In this sharp, heartrending work, Plymale reconciles with the truth of her mother’s life, finding forgiveness, hope, and even pride. Her testimony, while painful to read, is vital.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Plymale's] lineage, which she traces back to the Revolutionary War, represents a sort of inverse American dream...Her people become less respectable through the generations until the line arrives at Plymale herself, whose own life marks the point where the needle begins to move in a positive direction once again. It's a story of redemption and forgiveness.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Beth Keane, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling and well-told, the story is full of surprises, including the revelation of a long-held family secret and the uncovering of lineage that traces back to famous American figures.  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail (Toronto)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"American Daughter–in the tradition of classics like The Glass Castle, LA Diaries and White Oleander–explores in unsparing details the complex interplay between intimate family ties, generational abuse, cataclysmic losses, and the extraordinary and limitless power of compassion and self-discovery.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGina Frangello, Author of ‘Every Kind of Wanting’ and ‘A Life in Men’, Editor of The Coachella Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a gut-wrenching and absorbing portrait of one family’s legacy of mental  illness and childhood trauma.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impressive...Moving...Readers will find themselves recalibrating their judgments about villains and victims and questioning how one family could fall so far down through the cracks... \u003cem\u003eAmerican Daughter \u003c\/em\u003ewill resonate\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] poignant and often distressing memoir....The writing is shatteringly candid but never overwrought, the story a stark reminder that 'the most difficult people are often suffering in ways we can't fathom.'\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring story of perseverance, grit, survival and humanity, 'American Daughter' is a powerful, compelling memoir.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This beautiful memoir is a testament to how the right partnership in adulthood can redeem even the hardest upbringing”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“By sharing your story, I’m sure you know how much you’re helping others.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheinelle Jones, TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889613926629,"sku":"NP9780063054349","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063054349.jpg?v=1730231604","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/american-daughter-a-memoir-isbn-9780063054349","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}