Tiger, Tiger

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A devastating memoir of stolen childhood, Tiger, Tiger has sold in 19 countries and is poised to be an international sensation. One summer day, Margaux Fragoso swam up to Peter Curran at a public swimming pool and asked him to play. She was seven; he was fifty-one. When Curran invited her and her mom to see his house, the little girl found a child's dream world, full of odd pets and books and music and magical toys. Margaux 's mother was devoted, but, beset by mental illness and frightened of her abusive husband, she was only too ready to take advantage of an escape for the daughter she felt i.;COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; PART ONE; 1. "CAN I PLAY WITH YOU?"; 2. THE TWO-STORY HOUSE; 3. A BAD HABIT; 4. SAVAGES; 5. HIGHER, HIGHER; 6. "EIGHT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AGE FOR A GIRL"; 7. KAREN, MY SISTER, MY SISTER; 8. "ONLY IF YOU WANT TO"; 9. "IT'S NOT WRONG TO LOVE YOU"; 10. "THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT MAN"; 11. CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOT, DOT; 12. THE FLOWERING NIGHTGOWN; 13. OUR LITTLE SECRET; PART TWO; 14. THE REUNION; 15. THE DOWRY; 16. CATHY AND PAUL; 17. RESCUE ME; 18. NINA; 19. THE FALLS; 20. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT." COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION CONTENTS PROLOGUE PART ONE 1. "CAN I PLAY WITH YOU?" 2. THE TWO-STORY HOUSE 3. A BAD HABIT 4. SAVAGES 5. HIGHER, HIGHER 6. "EIGHT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AGE FOR A GIRL" 7. KAREN, MY SISTER, MY SISTER 8. "ONLY IF YOU WANT TO" 9. "IT'S NOT WRONG TO LOVE YOU" 10. "THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT MAN" 11. CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOT, DOT 12. THE FLOWERING NIGHTGOWN 13. OUR LITTLE SECRET PART TWO 14. THE REUNION 15. THE DOWRY 16. CATHY AND PAUL 17. RESCUE ME 18. NINA 19. THE FALLS 20. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT."