In thirteen concise chapters
In a harrowing page-turner
The age of the machine dawns
and star player Von Hayes
and the magical world she treasures
American Daughter: A Memoir Gift Books In thirteen concise chaptersFor 50 years, Stephanie Plymale kept her past a fiercely guarded secret. No one outside her immediate family would have guessed that her childhood was fraught with every imaginable hardship: a mentally ill mother who was in and out of jails and psych wards throughout Stephanie's formative years, neglect, hunger, poverty, homelessness, truancy, foster homes, a harrowing lack of medical care, and ongoing sexual abuse. Stephanie, in turn, knew very