Norman Ollestad was born in Los Angeles in 1967 and grew up in Malibu. He studied creative writing at UCLA and graduated from UCLA Film School. He is the author of a novel, ‘Driftwood’, and several screenplays. He is the father of a son, Noah, and resides in Venice, California.
'The memoir is as much about a father-son relationship as it is a
survival story … Ollestad says his father's life philosophy about
surfing and skiing – ‘’knowing there's always a place to go and
find peace, clear your mind’’ – got him down the mountain and
through life.'
USA Today 'I could not stop reading this thrilling memoir … a
heart-stopping adventure that ends in tragedy and triumph, a love
story that fearlessly explores the bond between a father and a son
and what it means to lead a life without limits.'
Susan Cheever ''Crazy for the Storm' is truly extraordinary – an
adventure story with a rich psychological foundation from an
enormously talented author. Ollestad's portraits are beautifully
contradictory and complex – brutal, brave and human – and the book
is filled with wonderful dramatic moments. In scene after scene,
these images beg to be savoured, yet they drive the story forward
with tremendous force. 'Crazy for the Storm' is a powerful book. It
deserves to be a bestseller.'
Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize winning author 'As much a thriller
as a memoir … gorgeously written, perfectly controlled.'
Carolyn See ' A heart-stopping story beautifully told … Norman
Ollestad has written a book that may well be read for generations.
It's a book that fathers should give to their sons, but sons should
give it to their fathers, too. And mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters – read it and weep for all the boys and men you have ever
loved.'
Russell Banks
'The memoir is as much about a father-son relationship as it is
a survival story ... Ollestad says his father's life philosophy
about surfing and skiing - ''knowing there's always a place to go
and find peace, clear your mind'' - got him down the mountain and
through life.'
USA Today
'I could not stop reading this thrilling memoir ... a
heart-stopping adventure that ends in tragedy and triumph, a love
story that fearlessly explores the bond between a father and a son
and what it means to lead a life without limits.'
Susan Cheever
''Crazy for the Storm' is truly extraordinary - an adventure
story with a rich psychological foundation from an enormously
talented author. Ollestad's portraits are beautifully contradictory
and complex - brutal, brave and human - and the book is filled with
wonderful dramatic moments. In scene after scene, these images beg
to be savoured, yet they drive the story forward with tremendous
force. 'Crazy for the Storm' is a powerful book. It deserves to be
a bestseller.'
Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize winning author
'As much a thriller as a memoir ... gorgeously written,
perfectly controlled.'
Carolyn See
' A heart-stopping story beautifully told ... Norman Ollestad
has written a book that may well be read for generations. It's a
book that fathers should give to their sons, but sons should give
it to their fathers, too. And mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
- read it and weep for all the boys and men you have ever
loved.'
Russell Banks
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