Oscar: An Accident Waiting to Happen is the all-exclusive inside story of ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor's tumultuous romantic relationship with the gold-medal athlete which turned into every mother's nightmare. Told through the eyes of Sam's mother, Patricia Taylor, it tracks the heady days of young romance when 24-year-old Pistorius met her 17-year-old daughter, Sam, and became part of the Taylor family's close circle. The next two-and-a-half years would become a rollercoaster ride of extreme highs and dangerous lows as ...
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Oscar: An Accident Waiting to Happen is the all-exclusive inside story of ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor's tumultuous romantic relationship with the gold-medal athlete which turned into every mother's nightmare. Told through the eyes of Sam's mother, Patricia Taylor, it tracks the heady days of young romance when 24-year-old Pistorius met her 17-year-old daughter, Sam, and became part of the Taylor family's close circle. The next two-and-a-half years would become a rollercoaster ride of extreme highs and dangerous lows as Pistorius's growing international celebrity, emotional fragility, broken promises and recklessness consumed the Taylor family. The lowest point was during the 2012 London Olympics. While the world watched and cheered, unaware of the dark and desperate space Pistorius found himself in, the distraught and weeping athlete was on the phone day in and day out to the Taylors. On his return home, promises to get psychological help never materialised as Pistorius became increasingly reckless with guns and drove cars at breakneck speed. After one too many reckless incidents, where her daughter's life was endangered, Patricia Taylor prophetically warned: "Oscar, something is going to go wrong and it's going to happen soon. Your life is like a terrible accident waiting to happen." Three months later Pistorius would shoot and kill Reeva Steenkamp, with the same gun he fired through the open roof of a speeding car with Samantha in the back seat. Of all the "Oscar" books to be released, An Accident Waiting to Happen is the only behind-the-scenes story shedding light on the athlete's state of mind leading up to the night he fired four fatal shots through the bathroom door.
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Add this copy of Oscar-an Accident Waiting to Happen to cart. $57.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2014 by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd.
Add this copy of Oscar: an Accident Waiting to Happen to cart. $57.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2014 by MF Books.
