The Power of Parting

For anyone who has felt the deep wounds that relatives can inflict, this brave and groundbreaking book offers invaluable clarity, empathy, healing – and ultimately, freedom. – Lori Gottlieb, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneThe Power of Parting is an intellectually rigorous manifesto, a green light for reasonable limits that sometimes, with gleeful blunt force, flares red. – The New York TimesFrom the family abuse he endured and the estrangement he achieved, Eamon Dolan has made a work of art that will console, inspire, and save many people. His writing is beautiful, his story and the stories of other survivors are riveting, and his guidance is clear and compelling. This wonderful book will help any survivor overcome the toxic legacy of abuse and find the rich, rewarding life they deserve. – David Sheff, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful BoyThe Power of Parting is an inspiring account of strength, self-awareness, hope and breaking the legacy of parental abuse. Informative and clear, this book offers comfort to survivors and crucially, shares first-hand insight into the freedom that cutting contact can bring. – Dr Sarah Davies, counselling psychologist and author of Raised By NarcissistsThis moving, powerful book shatters the silence surrounding child abuse and family estrangement. Through its pages, Eamon Dolan reaches out with a compassionate hand, offering hope to anyone who has ever felt alone in these experiences. – Dr Lucy Blake, psychologist and author of No Family Is Perfect

Eamon Dolan has worked as an editor at HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Penguin Press. He is currently Vice President & Executive Editor at Simon & Schuster. He’s also a professional photographer whose work has been shown at the International Center of Photography and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.