The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace - Softcover

Martin Moran

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285637479 ISBN 13: 9780285637474

Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

At the age of 12 Martin Moran was involved in a sexual relationship with an older man, a counsellor from a Catholic boy's camp. Thirty years later, he set out to find and confront his abuser. 'The Tricky Part' is the story of the man Martin Moran became, and the ambiguous relationship with his abuser that would mark his life. Growing up in an ordinary family, a family that belonged to Christ the King, the local church and school, Martin Moran absorbed the lessons of Catholicism in his childhood, the fraught mysteries of the spirit and the flesh. Into Martin's world came Bob, a veteran of the Vietnam War who was building a ranch out of the mountain wilderness. Bob taught the boys under his care how to milk cows, raft rivers and mend barbed wire fences. However, he also noticed Martin, a young boy who was unsure of himself and befriended him. The friendship, and the sexual abuse, lasted for three years. The abuse, and the relationship, shaped and scarred Martin. Told with startling honesty, humour and understanding 'The Tricky Part' is the story of a complex friendship, a relationship that damaged but also inspired the transformation of Martin Moran's life.

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Review:

"For three years Martin Moran was sexually abused as a boy... an eloquent
exploration of the forces that have shaped him." -- 'The Times'

"A moving literary debut full of courage and generosity... A
memoir that's part confessional, part forgiveness and part love story."
-- 'Irish Post'

"Martin Moran has achieved a rare feat with The Tricky Part...
This is a great work." -- 'Gay Times'

Synopsis:

This is a wonderfully written, thoughtful account of the sexual abuse suffered by the author, and how it affected his life. It is garlanded with advance praise, and is sure to attract widespread review and feature attention, and extensive national radio and television interviews. It also gives details about the author' tour, including a performance of the author's award-winning one-man show based on "The Tricky Part". Martin Morgan grew up in Denver where what seemed most central, most important, was that his family belonged to Christ the King, the church and school up the hill. And what Martin learned, as a good Catholic boy, was that the Hereafter was what counted; the here, fickle and unreliable, was the problem. Martin's world changed abruptly when, at the age of twelve, a church-camp counsellor seduced him. In his memoir, Moran takes us deeper into the ongoing sexual relationship that followed the seduction, and for the first time he explores its effects upon his adult life. And finally, in a scene of stunning power and restraint, Moran confronts the perpetrator, now an old man in a veteran's hospital.

About this edition

• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0285637479
• ISBN 13: 9780285637474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288