Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability--A Memoir

Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018 2018 Sarton Women's Book Awards finalist in Memoir Francine Falk-Allen was only three years old when she contracted polio and temporarily lost the ability to stand and walk. Here, she tells the story of how a toddler learned grown-up lessons too soon; a schoolgirl tried her best to be a "normie," on into young adulthood; and a woman finally found her balance, physically and spiritually. In lucid, dryly humorous prose, she also explores how her disability has affected her choices in living a fulfilling (and amusing) life in every area--relationships, career, religion (or not), athleticism, artistic expression, and aging, to name a few. A clear-eyed examination of living with a handicap, Not a Poster Child is one woman's story of finding her way to a balanced life--one with a little cheekiness and a lot of joy.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 08/07/2018
ISBN: 9781631523915
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018 pg. 184
Foreword 06/25/2018