Tiger Tiger Author:Margaux Fragoso One summer day, Margaux Fragoso met Peter Curran at the neighborhood swimming pool and they began to play. He subsequently started inviting her to his house, complete with a paradise of exotic pets and a lavish backyard garden. Margaux’s mother, plagued with mental illnesses and overwhelmed by her caretaking responsibilities, was grateful for th... more »e attention Peter lavished on her daughter. Margaux was 7, and Peter was 51.
In time, he gradually took on the role of her playmate, confidante…and sexual predator. This lasted for 15 years, transforming Margaux from a girl fizzing with life into a deadened woman on the brink of suicide before she finally found her way to healing.
Told with lyricism and clarity, Tiger, Tiger is a glimpse into the psyche of a young girl that helps us see just how insidiously pedophiles manipulate their victims. Unusually charming, Peter managed to burrow into every aspect of Margaux’s life, but it was he—not Margaux—who eventually committed suicide, wracked with guilt at the age of 66. Heartrending and disturbing, this memoir brilliiantly conveys just how completely a pedophile can enchant his victim and bind her to him.« less