Father's Day by Gavin O'Donnell

Father's Day
By Gavin O'Donnell 

Publication Date: 15th June 2022

Publisher:  Independently Published

Page Length: 246 Pages

Genre: Memoir

There was no going back into the inferno, not again; as dreadful as it was even to contemplate, he knew that the obstacle over which he had tripped had been his daughter Kirsty’s lifeless body. So started the first day of their first family holiday; the last day of their old lives, Father’s Day 1990.

ALL profits from this publication shall be shared between Burns Charities.

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Gavin grew up in Wales, Ireland, North Africa and England. An elective mute until the age of 5 his first word was ‘Texaco’... don’t ask. Aged 11 unable to read properly he was classed as Educationally Sub Normal (ESN).

Deciding to ignore the experts, he studied Construction Management in Limerick obtaining a degree and later, at age 40, by way of distance learning he obtained his Batchelor of Laws at Nottingham University. 

He retired early from a varied career including the nuclear industry, telecoms and construction project management. After retiring he and his wife Linda refurbished several cottages in SW France and built up a small holiday business before selling up and returning to rural South Wales, where they diverted their efforts into property development. They now reside in a self-built stone cottage along with three cats; Jess, Bob and Kpo, and several chickens. Their two grown children and one grandchild live nearby.

Gavin started writing in 2019 with a memoir (Father's Day) about the loss of their daughter in a fire in Bordeaux on Father's Day in 1990. It was published in 2022. A few short stories followed and then his ‘piece of resistance’; 'The Execution, Life and Times of Patrick O’Donnell', which is by far his most ambitious project to date. A work of creative fiction closely bound to and conflated with historical facts.

Recognised as Shelf Media Group: 2023 - Top 100 Notable INDIE Books and Reader Favourite: 2023 - 5 Star Award, and receiving a 5 star average rating on Net Galley (the highest possible).

Gavin's screenplay for ‘The Execution Life and Times of Patrick O’Donnell’ reached the 2022 Scriptation Showcase Script Competition quarter finals. 

He is currently working on a humorous but serious novel about mental health, and how it is misunderstood; it is entitled 'Brian'. He is also working on two more children's books, his first being 'A boy is not Just for Christmas'.