Flame in shadow by patrick osullivan, paperback barnes. I am former nhler patrick osullivan here to take your questions ama over here to promote my book being released today, breaking away and to answer any questions you guys have for me. Patrick osullivan is contentedly writing his own story, far away from the reach of john osullivan and the notoriety of outsized expectations, on a rink 5,000 miles away from hollywood. O sullivan seemed destined to become one of the world s next great hockey players. Recently, i got the chance to speak with him at length. Former nhler patrick osullivan opens up about abuse. Osullivan seemed destined to become one of the next great hockey players in the world. Patrick osullivan spent an entire childhood in pursuit of an nhl career. A harrowing true story of resilience, courage and triumph, osullivan writes about growing up in an environment of physical abuse and emotional cruelty. Breaking away is the book patrick osullivan wrote with toronto author gare joyce about those 10 terrible years, how they stunted his nhl career.
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In the tradition of playing with fire and the crazy game comes a new memoir about a troubled hockey life. I sat down to read breaking away, the autobiography by former nhler patrick osullivan with gare joyce knowing a little about his story. The abuse escalated at an ohl game where john was screaming, cursing and pounding on the glass. In the national bestseller breaking away, patrick o sullivan gives readers a disturbing account of ten years of everescalating physical abuse and emotional cruelty at the hands of his father. Patrick osullivan has opened up about the depths of abuse he suffered from his father as a young player, with harrowing tales of physical and mental anguish in a new book that was excerpted on. First copy of breaking away, book that patrick osullivan wrote. A harrowing true story of resilience, courage, and triumph, and the lusitania. Former nhler patrick osullivan details parental abuse in new book. Author division patrick osullivan is composed of at least 6 distinct authors, divided by their works. Patrick osullivan books list of books by author patrick. Though the former was published in 1983 and the latter in 2001. He is the author of the oftcited texts the geography of warfare and the geography of war in the postcold war world.
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