Safe Space

A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force

Nicholas Harrison, Collette Berg, Pia Guerra

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FriesenPress
28 February 2024

Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs; Violence in society; Child abuse; Coping with personal problems

Nicholas was nine years old when he accidentally walked into a movie theatre playing Star Wars: A New Hope. It was 1977, and he unknowingly had just stumbled upon the thing that he would later credit in saving his life.

From kindergarten through grade four, Nicholas endured horrific abuse at the hands of the Catholic priests who were entrusted with his education. As he grew up, he blamed himself for what had been done to him. His childhood had been stolen from him, and he had no way to cope. Star Wars gave Nicholas hope at the time he needed it most.

His path to healing has been long and often dark, but that band of Rebels he met in his childhood proved to him that light could ultimately triumph. In this shocking, heartbreaking, yet forever hopeful memoir, Nicholas takes readers with him on his journey from victim, to survivor, to Jedi.

Safe Space: A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force is for anyone who wants to understand how abuse continues to affect victims and their families long after the act.

Follow him online: @therealnicktheguy and nicholasjharrison.com

By: Nicholas Harrison
Illustrated by: Pia Guerra
Edited by: Collette Berg
Imprint: FriesenPress
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781038310668
ISBN 10: 1038310660
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 28 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholas Harrison is a writer, actor, director, swordsman, fight director, playwright, and educator. As a professional actor and stunt performer in film and television, he has appeared in many popular films and series such as Scooby-Doo 2, Supernatural, Stargate, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the popular Air Bud franchise; his autobiographical play, How Star Wars Saved My Life, premiered in 2017. Nicholas studied at the London Academy of Performing Arts, holds both a master's degree from the University of Victoria and a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and is currently an instructor at Capilano University. He resides on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam Peoples.