My Left Foot (book)

My Left Foot (book)

My Left Foot is the 1954 autobiography of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy on June 5, 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. As one of 13 surviving children, Brown went on to be an author, painter and poet.

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Famous quotes containing the words left and/or foot:

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    Shake the bones out of it?
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