![]() ![]() This deeply alive and sensual woman may sometimes forget she is wearing a wooden leg and we can laugh at the absurd consequences, but the reader can never forget this glimpse of our world through the eyes of a Mermaid., Brave, wry, and spirited. ![]() From her capacity to forgive is born a laughter that is the best kind of wisdom. Cronin's deep tenderness is born from the astounding hurts she has endured in her amazing life. Her determination to create a life without secrecy and full of experience is evident., An irresistibly engaging story of physical limitation, family conflict and personal triumph-and how well we come to know this immensely likable, refreshingly candid, funny, shrewd and self-aware memoirist!, Mermaid reminds us how the stories we tell and the ones we bury have the capacity to imprison or free us. ![]() Cronin has managed to create a cogent account of coming to terms with her condition (and with the condition of her family). ![]()
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