Kontakt
Wie einkaufen
Versand
Kaufberater
Mermaid
Englisch
36 b
Bis zu 30 Tage Rückgaberecht
Kunden kauften auch
/
Broschur
17.69
€
At the age of three, Eileen Cronin first realized that only she did not have legs. Her boisterous Catholic family accepted her situation as God s will, treating her no differently than her ten siblings, as she squiddled through their 1960s Cincinnati home. But starting school, even wearing prosthetics, Cronin had to brave bullying and embarrassing questions. Thanks to her older brother s coaching, she handled a classmate s playground taunts with a smack from her lunchbox. As a teen, thrilled when boys asked her out, she was confused about what sexuality meant for her. She felt most comfortable and happiest relaxing and skinny dipping with her girlfriends, imagining herself an elusive mermaid. The cause of her disability remained taboo, however, even as she looked toward the future and the possibility of her own family. In later years, as her mother battled mental illness and denied having taken the drug thalidomide known to cause birth defects Cronin felt apart from her family. After the death of a close brother, she turned to alcohol. Eventually, however, she found the strength to set out on her own, volunteering at hospitals and earning a PhD in clinical psychology. 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."
Informationen zum Buch
Englisch
Kategorie
Verschenken Sie dieses Buch noch heute
Es ist ganz einfach
1 Legen Sie das Buch in Ihren Warenkorb und wählen Sie den Versand als Geschenk 2 Wir schicken Ihnen umgehend einen Gutschein 3 Das Buch wird an die Adresse des beschenkten Empfängers geliefertDas könnte Sie auch interessieren
/
Broschur
40.99
€
/
Hardcover
16.09
€
/
Blatt
58.79
€
/
Broschur
16.29
€
/
Broschur
24.09
€
/
Broschur
19.29
€
Hallo! Ich bin Libroamiko, dein Buchberater.
Wie kann ich dir helfen?