Writer Lucy Grealy on Finding Her Face
As a child, Lucy Grealy spent five years being treated for cancer, which left her face disfigured. She has since had over thirty reconstructive procedures and years of living with a distorted self-image. She's just written "Autobiography of a Face," her memoir about coming to terms with looking less than perfect in a society that values female beauty.
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Other segments from the episode on September 26, 1994
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 26, 1994: Interview with Lucy Grealy; Interview with Marianne Faithfull; Review of Eric Clapton's album "From the Cradle."
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