Grace Mercovich

Just My Father's Daughter Grace Mercovich

Just My Father's Daughter follows the life journey of Sophie Katz, a free spirit whose lack of inhibition leads to trouble. Sophie has had a rough start to life. Raised in the projects among poverty and prejudice, she struggles to understand her place. How can her mother remain so optimistic when her father's bad temper causes him to lose one job after another? And why does she always feel like she doesn't fit in? Something inside her-is it an angel trying to get out or the devil himself. Sophie tries to make sense of her crazy world

As she grows from troublesome child to impossible adolescent, Sophie seeks freedom but finds only heartbreak and destitution, raises two daughters of her own, and moves on, sharing her innermost thoughts about the constant search for her unique place in the world. And through it all, she has a wonderful knack for seeing life's absurdities.



As Sophie develops new perspectives and reevaluates her conceptions of what family means and who she really is, young readers of every stripe will be captivated by her story. adult situations