Halfway Home: My Life 'till Now »

Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1960, Ronan Tynan is one of the world-renowned Irish Tenors. Able to walk only with the aid of prosthetic limbs, he is a horseman, an athlete, a doctor, a singer, and now a writer. He lives in Ireland.

At twenty Ronan Tynan had his legs amputated below the knee. Within a year he was winning races in the Paralympic Games. At Trinity College, he specialized in orthopedic sports injuries. After studying voice, he won the International Operatic Singing Competition. His debut album went platinum. He then joined The Irish Tenors and...

Publishers Weekly

Imagine having both your legs amputated below the knee. Picture yourself relearning to walk, finally making it to the disabled Olympic games and winning 18 gold medals and 14 world records. Then envision yourself becoming the first disabled person ever admitted to the National College of Physical Education. Ronan Tynan has done all this and more, and he explains how he overcame such adversity in his moving art biography, Halfway Home: My Life 'til Now. As Tynan (now one of the popular Irish Tenors and currently planning a U.S. tour with his two partners) says, "Faith is the bird that fells the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." ( Jan. 8) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.