Tiger, Tiger

✍ Scribed by Curran, Peter;Fragoso, Margaux

• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A devastating memoir of stolen childhood, Tiger, Tiger has sold in 19 countries and is poised to be an international sensation. One summer day, Margaux Fragoso swam up to Peter Curran at a public swimming pool and asked him to play. She was seven; he was fifty-one. When Curran invited her and her mom to see his house, the little girl found a child's dream world, full of odd pets and books and music and magical toys. Margaux 's mother was devoted, but, beset by mental illness and frightened of her abusive husband, she was only too ready to take advantage of an escape for the daughter she felt i.;COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; PART ONE; 1. "CAN I PLAY WITH YOU?"; 2. THE TWO-STORY HOUSE; 3. A BAD HABIT; 4. SAVAGES; 5. HIGHER, HIGHER; 6. "EIGHT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AGE FOR A GIRL"; 7. KAREN, MY SISTER, MY SISTER; 8. "ONLY IF YOU WANT TO"; 9. "IT'S NOT WRONG TO LOVE YOU"; 10. "THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT MAN"; 11. CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOT, DOT; 12. THE FLOWERING NIGHTGOWN; 13. OUR LITTLE SECRET; PART TWO; 14. THE REUNION; 15. THE DOWRY; 16. CATHY AND PAUL; 17. RESCUE ME; 18. NINA; 19. THE FALLS; 20. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT."

✦ Table of Contents

COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
PART ONE
1. "CAN I PLAY WITH YOU?"
2. THE TWO-STORY HOUSE
3. A BAD HABIT
4. SAVAGES
5. HIGHER, HIGHER
6. "EIGHT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AGE FOR A GIRL"
7. KAREN, MY SISTER, MY SISTER
8. "ONLY IF YOU WANT TO"
9. "IT'S NOT WRONG TO LOVE YOU"
10. "THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT MAN"
11. CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOT, DOT
12. THE FLOWERING NIGHTGOWN
13. OUR LITTLE SECRET
PART TWO
14. THE REUNION
15. THE DOWRY
16. CATHY AND PAUL
17. RESCUE ME
18. NINA
19. THE FALLS
20. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT."

✦ Subjects

Adult child sexual abuse victims--United States;Child molesters--United States;Enfants victimes d'abus sexuels devenus adultes--États-Unis;Enfants victimes d'abus sexuels--États-Unis;Pédophiles--États-Unis;Sexually abused children--United States;Sexually abused children;Adult child sexual abuse victims;Child molesters;Electronic books;Biographies;Biography;Fragoso, Margaux, -- 1979-2017;Curran, Peter;Adult child sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Biography;Sexually abused children -- Unite