Mr. Jobs arrived days after the birth and helped name her, but refused to acknowledge that he was the father. Only after the government sued Mr. Jobs did he agree to pay child support. “Small Fry” describes how Mr. Jobs slowly took a greater interest in his daughter, taking her skating and coming over to her house for visits. Her mother, Ms. Brennan, is portrayed as a free spirit who nurtured her daughter’s creativity — but could be mercurial, hot-tempered and sometimes neglectful. Ms. Brennan said that her daughter has, if anything, underplayed the chaos of her childhood.

Source: New York Times August 23, 2018 13:31 UTC