Annette Kellerman, Australian MermaidChampion swimmer, trailblazer, and film idolthe adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar, by the bestselling author of Sister Viv, Mrs Kelly, Hudson Fysh, Banks, and Banjo. Born into a daring, musical family in 1886, Annette Kellerman was a force of nature and made for the stageher first loveand encouraged to defy social norms from a young age. After being diagnosed with rickets as a child, she took up swimming for therapy. It wasn't long