Between the age of 12 and 15, Martin Moran had a sexual relationship with Bob Doyle, a Vietnam veteran who was a counselor at a Catholic boys' camp.[citation needed] Thirty years later, he meets his abuser again.[citation needed]
The Tricky Part tells the story of the relationship and its effect on Moran, who grew up as a homosexual.[citation needed] It describes Moran's sexual awakening, and how he and a chubby friend of his called George, go with Bob to get the camp ready.[citation needed] Bob pulls Moran into his sleeping bag the first night they are alone (with George asleep beside them) and abuses him.[citation needed]
A year later, Moran discovers that a friend of his, Kip, another 13-year-old, is also being abused by Bob.[citation needed] The abuse continues through puberty and adolescence and Moran tries to tell Bob that he wants it all to stop.[citation needed] Bob's response is to invite the boy into bed with him and his cowgirl-friend Karen.[citation needed] Bob is finally arrested and jailed for his sex crimes.[citation needed]
Moran's desperate coming-of-age is described with candor and humor and sets out the paradox that what is, in nearly everyone's eyes, a seriously damaging experience, can be the very thing that gives "rise to transformation, even grace".[citation needed]
The book condemns adult–child sex.[citation needed] Moran is ambivalent about the touching and other sexual acts.[citation needed] He tries to commit suicide twice, but eventually finds his feet in Off Broadway and Broadway theater.[citation needed]
Moran has also developed and performed The Tricky Part as a one-man play.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Rizzo, Frank (14 August 2005). "Out There, Naked: Gay Men Take To The Stage to Tell All". The Hartford Courant. pp. G04.
tricky, part, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Tricky Part news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Tricky Part One Boy s Fall from Trespass into Grace is a 2005 non fiction book by Martin Moran 1 The Tricky Part One Boy s Fall from Trespass into GraceAuthorMartin MoranCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreAutobiographyPublished2005PublisherBeacon PressPages285ISBN9780807072622OCLC849080459Between the age of 12 and 15 Martin Moran had a sexual relationship with Bob Doyle a Vietnam veteran who was a counselor at a Catholic boys camp citation needed Thirty years later he meets his abuser again citation needed The book won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non Fiction from Publishing Triangle in 2006 Plot summary editThe Tricky Part tells the story of the relationship and its effect on Moran who grew up as a homosexual citation needed It describes Moran s sexual awakening and how he and a chubby friend of his called George go with Bob to get the camp ready citation needed Bob pulls Moran into his sleeping bag the first night they are alone with George asleep beside them and abuses him citation needed A year later Moran discovers that a friend of his Kip another 13 year old is also being abused by Bob citation needed The abuse continues through puberty and adolescence and Moran tries to tell Bob that he wants it all to stop citation needed Bob s response is to invite the boy into bed with him and his cowgirl friend Karen citation needed Bob is finally arrested and jailed for his sex crimes citation needed Moran s desperate coming of age is described with candor and humor and sets out the paradox that what is in nearly everyone s eyes a seriously damaging experience can be the very thing that gives rise to transformation even grace citation needed The book condemns adult child sex citation needed Moran is ambivalent about the touching and other sexual acts citation needed He tries to commit suicide twice but eventually finds his feet in Off Broadway and Broadway theater citation needed Moran has also developed and performed The Tricky Part as a one man play citation needed References edit Rizzo Frank 14 August 2005 Out There Naked Gay Men Take To The Stage to Tell All The Hartford Courant pp G04 nbsp This article about a non fiction book on lesbian gay bisexual or transgender topics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Tricky Part amp oldid 1210058103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
