A quite amazing autobiography.
A child is born with severe cerebral palsy to a poor family in Ireland in the 1930s. The child has extremely limited physical movements and control. But the family are supportive and the child is included in family activities - even if his siblings need to carry him around on a jury-rigged cart.
Against the odds, the child thrives. The only part of his body that the boy can control is his left foot - hence the title. He learns how to draw with chalk and pencils etc using his left foot. Gradually, he acquires writing skills. He grows mentally, and manages to assert his personality and intellect, inspite of the physical limitations.
A powerful book that should be more widely read. ( )

The autobiography of an Irish man born with cerebral palsy, who teaches himself to write and paint with his left foot and becomes a significant writer in Irish literature.

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Read so long ago I cannot remember details except I remember author clearly. ( )

Very good. Brown was young when he wrote his autobiography, and had led an extremely restricted life with minimal education, but his writing is clear, expressive, and engaging. ( )