The artist tells us how she feels about being onÌýTrafalgar Square'sÌýfourth plinth
Artist Alison Lapper was born with no armsÌýor legs as the result of a condition called Phocomelia. She was rejected by her mother and brought up in a tough care home, but fought to become a recognised artist.
She was awarded an MBE for services to the arts and has now been chosen as the subject for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square .
She explains toÌýJenni what has driven her throughout her life.
My Life in My Hands by Alison Lapper with Guy Feldman – Published by Simon and Schuster ISBN 0-7432-7558-6
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