Norton, 2014), which was chosen as one of Oprahs Best Memoirs of the Year by O Magazine.She won the Washington Writing Prize in Short Fiction, and her essays and stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and several literary publications. Your suggestions are always welcome, in the comments or e-mailed to you have read any of these books and would like to review them for this site, email the image to see my post 'All's Fair In Love And DisAbility' reprinted in a disability newsletter. Eileen Cronin is the author of Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience (W.W. This list will grow as I think of more books with DisAbled characters in them. What The **** Is Normal? Francesca Martinez The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time- Mark Haddon The Blind Traveler Mysteries- Robert Bennett Live Eels And Grand Pianos- Andrew Bradford Torn Apart (Also published as: Against Medical Advice) – James Patterson & Hal FriedmanĮmergence (labelled autistic) A True Story – Temple Grandin John Gets Ready For School- Joanne Zellweger MERMAID: A Memoir of Resilience User Review - Kirkus A clinical psychologist's memoir about how she uncovered the truth behind the family secret that surrounded her disability.Cronin was just 3. Round The World In A Wheelchair- Doreen Webster The Diving Bell and the Butterfly- Jean-Dominique Bauby Grace Williams Says It Loud- Emma Henderson

It Was A Shark: Living With One Arm- Shaun Smith 'Extraordinarily courageous Cronin chronicles her journey to fit in and thrive with bravery and wit.

Under The Eye Of The Clock- Christopher Nolan David And His Wheels Go To The Park – Heather McCarter

Mermaid by Eileen Cronin