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MERMAID A Memoir of Resilience: Washington Post Review

MERMAID A Memoir of Resilience: Washington Post Review

by US Thalidomide Survivors | Feb 14, 2014 | News Coverage, US Thalidomide Story

Eileen Cronin was 3 years old when she noticed that, unlike her siblings, she had no legs. Like most thalidomide survivors in the United States, Eileen was told by her mother that her disability was God’s will. She only discovered the true cause of her birth...
MERMAID A Memoir of Resilience: Washington Post Review

MERMAID named a Best Memoir by Oprah’s Book Club

by US Thalidomide Survivors | Jan 28, 2014 | News Coverage, US Thalidomide Story

MERMAID A Memoir of Resilience, written by Eileen Cronin, a member of US Thalidomide Survivors, has been named a Best Memoir by Oprah’s Book Club. Read the review on Oprah.com
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