Book
Breaking away : a harrowing true story of resilence, courage and triumph / Patrick O'Sullivan with Gare Joyce.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443444668
- Physical Description: 301 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour)
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | O'Sullivan, Patrick 1985- Hockey players > Canada > Biography. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 796.962092 O'Sull | 31681002811628 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
In the tradition of Playing with Fire and The Crazy Game comes a new memoir about a troubled hockey life.
Patrick O'Sullivan was a kid with skills, with natural gifts that catapulted him into the spotlight and made NHL scouts rave. OâSullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey players in the world. But then it all went horribly wrong.
In Breaking Away, Patrick OâSullivan gives readers a disturbing account of ten years of ever escalating physical abuse and emotional cruelty at the hands of his father. When Patrick proved more skilled than other eight-year-olds, John OâSullivan decided to dedicate his life to turning his son into the player he had always dreamed of becoming. Shouting at the top of his lungs, John OâSullivan was the over-involved parent. Many of Patrickâs teammates and their parents and coaches thought it ended there. Few had an idea of the dysfunction and violence at the OâSullivans' home.
Breaking Away is a story about abuse, but it is also a story about triumph, as O'Sullivan revisits the ghosts of his past.
