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Best Memoirs of the Year

Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience

By Eileen Cronin

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Tags: Memoir

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It's not until the author is 3 years old that she comprehends she was born with no lower legs, and that this makes her different. Cronin is extraordinarily courageous; she chronicles her journey to fit in and thrive with bravery and wit.

— Abbe Wright

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