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American Daughter: A Memoir

by Elissa Wald, Stephanie Thornton Plymale
American Daughter: A Memoir
American Daughter: A Memoir

Harrowing journey to redemption through familial secrets.

If you have an interest in raw, heartfelt memoirs, Stephanie Plymale's "American Daughter" might just resonate with you. It's a personal voyage that intertwines the pain of a tumultuous past with the strength found in forgiveness and understanding. The layers of her story peel back to reveal universal truths about resilience and healing that could offer a new perspective on your own challenges.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

American Daughter: A Memoir

by Elissa Wald, Stephanie Thornton Plymale
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ISBN: 9780063054332
Authors: Elissa Wald, Stephanie Thornton Plymale
Publisher: HarperOne
Date of Publication: 2021-01-12
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography, Mental Health
Goodreads rating: 4.19
(rated by 4093 readers)

Description

The 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, American Daughter is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last page. For years, Stephanie Plymale, successful CEO and interior designer, kept her past a fiercely guarded secret. Only her husband knew that her childhood was fraught with every imaginable neglect, hunger, poverty, homelessness, truancy, foster homes, a harrowing lack of medical care, and worse. Stephanie, in turn, knew very little about the past of her mother, who was in and out of jails and psych wards for most of Stephanie's formative years. All this changed when a series of shocking revelations forced Stephanie to revisit her tortured past and revise the meaning of every aspect of her compromised childhood. American Daughter is the extraordinary true story of a young girl growing up on the wrong side of the American Dream. Stephanie has slept in blankets on the floor of crowded apartments, lived in the back seat of a car with her siblings, and spent decades looking over her shoulder at a mother who might just as easily hug or harm her. American Daughter is at once a moving account of a troubled mother-daughter relationship and a meditation on resilience, transcendence, and ultimately, redemption.
 

Harrowing journey to redemption through familial secrets.

If you have an interest in raw, heartfelt memoirs, Stephanie Plymale's "American Daughter" might just resonate with you. It's a personal voyage that intertwines the pain of a tumultuous past with the strength found in forgiveness and understanding. The layers of her story peel back to reveal universal truths about resilience and healing that could offer a new perspective on your own challenges.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.