O'SULLIVAN'S ODYSSEY

A novel of historical fiction, O'Sullivan's Odyssey examines the dynamics and consequences of family dysfunction against the backdrop of the Irish Potato Famine and the American Civil War. It tells the story of Donal O'Sullivan Beara, a young Irishman who seems to be marked for greatness but who cannot overcome his tragic flaw--depression and personality disorders rooted in his painful and convoluted relationship with his violent and abusive father--to attain it.