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Martin Moran Tackles Abuse in 'The Tricky Part'

Cover of <i>The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace</i> by Martin Moran
Cover of The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace by Martin Moran

Author and actor Martin Moran's new memoir is The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace. As a boy, he was sexually abused by a male counselor at a Catholic boys' camp. Nearly 30 years later, Moran went to see the man again at a convalescent home.

Moran also wrote a one-man play based on his experiences, which won an Obie in 2004.

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