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Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience

Award winning author Eileen Cronin will talk about her gorgeously
crafted memoir. At the age of three, Eileen Cronin first realized that she did
not have legs. Her boisterous Catholic family accepted her situation as “God’s
will,” treating her no differently than her ten siblings…. But starting school,
even wearing prosthetics, Cronin had to brave bullying and embarrassing
questions…. Reflecting with humor and grace on her youth, search for love, and
quest for answers, Cronin spins a shimmering story of self-discovery and
transformation….[S]he found the strength to set out on her own, volunteering at
hospitals and earning a PhD in clinical psychology.



 

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