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Poster Child: A Memoir
by Emily Rapp

Poster Child: A Memoir
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Author: Emily Rapp
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-26
ISBN: 1596915056
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Book Reviews of Poster Child: A Memoir

Book Review: Stunning writing, fascinating story
Summary: 5 Stars

I've known Emily Rapp for a number of years, and have been lucky enough to see an advance copy of this book. It's a fantastic read. The book is Emily's memoir of growing up with a prosthetic leg, in the 1980's and 1990's "body beautiful" America. Rapp not only writes beautifully (she has won a number of awards for her creative writing), but has a riveting story to tell. It's

* a heartrending, heartwarming insight into what it feels like to be a teenager and young woman with a disability, grappling with everything from low self esteem, travel in developing countries, and one night stands

* a riveting account of the impact of that disability on a family of little means and a lot of heart - in a country without an NHS.

* a fascinating treatment of the technological development of artificial legs through the 1980's and 90's: in the early 1980s, for instance, artificial legs were only made for male war veterans.

You can see a preview of the prologue to the book at www.emilyrapp.com, and I thoroughly recommend it.

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