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Not about blame but forgiveness, The Tricky Part is the compassionate memoir of a boy's sexual abuse at a Catholic camp and its challenging legacy.

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Marvelous, courageous, and, above all, thoughtful. The Washington Post A subtly rendered and remarkably even-handed journey toward redemption. The Philadelphia Inquirer A beautiful book...Fully human, unsettling, and wise. Tony Kushner [One of] the best LGBT books of all time...A haunting memoir of abuse and redemption. Benoit Denizet-Lewis, The Good Men Project Martin Moran not only writes unflinchingly about the sexual abuse of a child; he expands it into a meditation on suffering, despair, forgiveness, redemption, and the mysterious workings of grace. He elevates the confessional to the level of art. Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours

Marvelous, courageous, and, above all, thoughtful. --The Washington Post A subtly rendered and remarkably even-handed journey toward redemption. --The Philadelphia Inquirer A beautiful book...Fully human, unsettling, and wise. --Tony Kushner [One of] the best LGBT books of all time...A haunting memoir of abuse and redemption. --Benoit Denizet-Lewis, The Good Men Project Martin Moran not only writes unflinchingly about the sexual abuse of a child; he expands it into a meditation on suffering, despair, forgiveness, redemption, and the mysterious workings of grace. He elevates the confessional to the level of art. --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours

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"Martin Moran makes his living as an actor and writer in New York City. He has appeared in many Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Titanic, Cabaret, Bells Are Ringing, and Floyd Collins. He won a 2004 Obie Award for his one-man play, The Tricky Part, which New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley praised for the quiet victory of ""rendering chaos with this kind of clarity."" Moran continues to perform The Tricky Part all over the country."

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