Against All Odds: The Most Amazing True-life Story You'll Ever Read - Couverture souple

Connolly, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844549054 ISBN 13 : 9781844549054

Editeur : John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

It had been years since I had seen any of the children with whom I had grown up. When I left the children's home, I promised myself that I would have nothing to do with them, I was sure that my only chance of living a good life would be to put the past behind me, even though that meant saying goodbye to some of the people I loved the most - as well as the ones I hated...it turned out that six of us had died, several by slow suicide in the form of heroin abuse, and at least two by faster means. When two police officers arrived out of the blue at Paul Connolly's door, he learned the shocking news that, out of the eight children with whom he shared a dormitory in care, only two were still alive. The revelation unearthed painful memories of a childhood that, until this point, Paul had tried desperately to put behind him. Abandoned at two weeks old, Paul came of age in the infamous St Leonards's Children's Home in East London. The children there were routinely abused, often over the course of many years. All were underfed and unloved and told that they would amount to nothing. Angry and frustrated, Paul channelled his rage into boxing - but when an accident shattered his ambition to turn professional, he found his true calling and became a successful trainer, even working as a consultant on the pilot of a top model's fitness video. Paul has finally found peace and fulfilment beyond anyhing he could have imagined all those years ago. He has found happiness with his wife and children and now helps to heal broken bodies, build confidence and transform lives - but he will never forget his past and the unnecessary victims of broken society...

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Paul Connolly is a fantastic author.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Blake Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844549054
• ISBN 13: 9781844549054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible