Saving Scout

In Saving Scout, Michelle LaPreze shares the story of fulfilling her lifelong quest to find and know her father. Since childhood, Michelle had always been enthralled with the central unanswered questions of her identity: Who was her father and could she connect with him? This moving account chronicles Michelle's discovery of her father and her relationship with him in the final year of his life. Shining through the story is the jubilant pleasure the two find in each other, the quick rapport they develop, and Michelle's joy in discovering a warm and accepting extended family. Through emails, texts, journal entries, and reflections on her life leading up to this tumultuous year, Michelle insightfully and honestly shares her story of both the joy and sorrow of opening herself to a father's love.