American Daughter

For years, Stephanie Thornton Plymale, a successful CEO, kept the truth of her childhood hidden. Her past was marked by neglect, hunger, poverty, and homelessness, shaped by a mother who cycled through jails and psychiatric wards. Stephanie herself knew little about her mother's history, a silence that endured for much of her adult life.

This changed with a series of revelations that compelled Stephanie to confront her origins and re-evaluate her compromised youth. American Daughter is a memoir that chronicles one woman's journey to understand her turbulent past, her mother's secrets, and a hidden ancestry. It is a story of resilience, the search for truth, and the possibility of forgiveness and redemption.