{"product_id":"tiger-tiger-9781250002426","title":"Tiger, Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year 2011 Title\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiger, Tiger \u003c\/i\u003eis a Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction title for 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction of 2011 title \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne summer day, Margaux Fragoso meets Peter Curran at the neighborhood swimming pool, and they begin to play. She is seven; he is fifty-one. When Peter invites her and her mother to his house, the little girl finds a child's paradise of exotic pets and an elaborate backyard garden. Her mother, beset by mental illness and overwhelmed by caring for Margaux, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn time, he insidiously takes on the role of Margaux's playmate, father, and lover. Charming and manipulative, Peter burrows into every aspect of Margaux's life and transforms her from a child fizzing with imagination and affection into a brainwashed young woman on the verge of suicide. But when she is twenty-two, it is Peter--ill, and wracked with guilt--who kills himself, at the age of sixty-six. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with lyricism, depth, and mesmerizing clarity, \u003ci\u003eTiger, Tiger \u003c\/i\u003evividly illustrates the healing power of memory and disclosure. This extraordinary memoir is an unprecedented glimpse into the psyche of a young girl in free fall and conveys to readers--including parents and survivors of abuse--just how completely a pedophile enchants his victim and binds her to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaux Fragoso\u003c\/b\u003e (1979 - 2017) completed her PhD in English and creative writing at Binghamton University. Her short stories and poems appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBarrow Street\u003c\/i\u003e, among other literary journals. She is the author of the memoir, \u003ci\u003eTiger, Tiger.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514943279378,"sku":"9781250002426","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89b4f305-d270-4463-9ff8-2372fdd56acc.jpg?v=1730996104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tiger-tiger-9781250002426","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}