Tiger, Tiger
A Memoir

This year I decided to read Tiger Tiger for the second time. In this harrowing memoir, Margaux Fragoso details her relationship with a 51 year old pedophile who she met when she was 7. This incredible memoir has negative criticism that I can break down into two categories: 1) the claim that the memo......more

I began reading this book on the subway home one evening; continued reading and finished it late that same night, basically in one sitting. This is one of the most compelling and harrowing memoirs I have encountered. I had to keep reading, turning the pages. It was difficult, stomach-churning to rea......more

In her memoir (and only book ever published by the author who died of cancer at age 38), Margaux Fragoso talks about the sexual abuse she has suffered from the age of seven and over the course of fifteen (!) years. What makes this account of a paedophile and his victim particularly gruesome is the p......more

Heart wrenching! This book on such a disturbing subject is so beautifully written. The author is able to put you in her shoes and experience the manipulation first hand. Such an emotional, painful journey endured by one very amazingly brave little girl.......more

The author Margaux Fragoso, single, 7 years old meets Peter Curran in a neighborhood swimming pool the summer of 1985. Peter, 51 years old, is married to a woman with two young boys by her previous marriage. He and Margaux fall in love with each other. Peter makes sure that Margaux understands that s......more