Jonathan R. Rose

After the Flames (eBook, ePUB)

A Burn Victim's Battle With Celebrity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

• The 1988 house fire in the town of Orillia set off a chain of incidents that would profoundly change the family that lived there
• Both a true crime story and a compelling biography of Joey Philion, the severe burn victim who was revered as a hero, then villainized in the ensuring years as he and his family struggled under the weight and public expectations of celebrity
• Never-before-revealed insider stories from the family, including the fact that Joey started the house fire while he and his brother were home alone stoking the wood stove; for years, Joey lied saying he returned to the home to save his younger brother
• Joey's burn treatment at Boston's Shriners Hospital revolutionized the way we treat severe burns
• Author is Joey's step-brother, who interviewed members of the family to create a complex picture of how celebrity caused this family to fall apart in the years after the fire
• Author residence: Mississauga, Ontario

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781459753808
• Artikelnr.: 68257325

Autorenporträt

Jonathan R. Rose is an avid traveller, who has spent more than half of his adult life abroad. He is the author of the books Carrion, The Spirit of Laughter, and Wedlock. He lives in Mississauga, Ontario.