Cronin is a clinical psychologist. Judging by the cover of the book she is very attractive. I am always so in awe of people who have overcome large obstacles in their lives. Cronin was born in the sixties into a large Catholic family which included eleven kids, her hard-working father and a mother who loved her children but suffered through nervous breakdowns and shock treatments. Cronin's mother was pregnant with her when she and her husband went on a business trip to Germany. Although her mother swore she took no medications on that trip, months later Cronin was born without complete legs and some other deformities. As a child it took her a while to realize she was different than her siblings. It was years later that she heard the term thalidomide baby. (Thalidomide was a German drug which was widely used as a sedative and anti-nausea in pregnant women.) But no label could define this woman.
Cronin was not a pampered child because of her disabilities. And what a strong personality she developed as she struggled to prove her capabilities, fought bullies and did a lot of things that I would never have considered doing in my teens! This book was funny, sad, inspiring and most of all very readable and enjoyable.
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