Tiger, Tiger
by Margaux Fragoso
Buy on AmazonA "shocking, revelatory, and fearless" memoir of abuse and survival: "As the story of a victim, it is gripping; as a work of literature, it's a triumph" (Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones). A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title One summer day, Margaux Fragoso makes a new friend at the neighborhood swimming pool. She is seven; Peter Curran is fifty-one. He then invites her and her mother to his house, a child's paradise of exotic pets and an elaborate backyard garden. Margaux's mentally ill mother is grateful for the attention Peter lavishes on her, and he creates an imaginative universe for her, much as Lewis Carroll did for his real-life Alice.…
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"My sister Amy and I have similar tastes in nonfiction, and on her recommendation I recently read and enjoyed “Tiger, Tiger,” by Margaux Fragoso."
By the Book: David Sedaris · nytimes.com