Breaking away
Subtitle: a harrowing true story of resilience, courage and triumph
By: Patrick O'Sullivan ; with Gare Joyce
Contributors: Joyce, Gare, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishersLtd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781443444668; 9781443444682
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Hockey players; Biography; Child abuse; Father and child
Description: "Patrick O'Sullivan 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 O'Sullivan 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 O'Sullivan was the over-involved parent. Many of Patrick's teammates and their parents and coaches thought it ended there. Few had an idea of the dysfunction and violence at the O'Sullivans' home."
Table of contents: title: Breaking away; title: A medal and a trophy; title: No more secrets; title: The O'Sullivans; title: My father's (not so glorious) career; title: Getting out of the game and getting back in; title: The hockey handbook; title: The training table; title: His do-over; title: Kicked out of practice; title: Night work; title: Wite-out; title: A boy among men; title: Junior B; title: Exceptional; title: All-American boy; title: Road game; title: The pitches; title: Suitcase; title: Debut; title: Job application; title: The night I saved my life; title: Getting back on my skates and getting my skates back; title: Not quite a fresh start; title: All-American again; title: Going public; title: Draft day; title: Sophie; title: Comeback; title: Long distance; title: Old school; title: Crow; title: Wedding invitations and Christmas gifts unopened and returned; title: Scratched; title: The last time; title: When it was gone; title: Help; title: How it happened; title: Schnurr; title: Foster; title: Alvinston; title: Strathroy; title: Mantha; title: Washkurak; title: Epilogue : real life.