fear of the collar

[oldgrape]

have just finished reading fear of the coller by patrick toucher
WOW what a great read heart warming and emotional
just wanted to recommened this book
but make sure you have time to read the whole book in one day, it's very hard to put down

[Louisa 69]

I've never heard of that author before, what's the book about?

[oldgrape]

its a true story of irish boys in catholic schools, the abuse that goes on etc and child hood memories also tells of present day of what happened to the brothers in charge
it is so moving, scary and true i wept for hours

[Louisa 69]

I think i would too. Especially being a mother these stories hit you even harder. Thanks oldgrape i'll look it up next time i'm in the library.

[oldgrape]

let me know what you think!

[Ian b]

I've come accross this title already tonight.

I saw this man (the auther) being interviewed on an Irish chat show (the late show) some years ago. I wanted to read his story, but unfortunately did'nt get the title. years later I was talking to an Irishman and asked him about the 'Artane', and he knew of several people who had been there, one of them local to me. I pressed him to intoduce me, but, for obvious reasons these people don't wish to go 'public'.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I was introduced and I did already know him! As it happened he had a copy of this book and lent it to me. He told me that although the regime was very strict he never experienced any of the things that went on in the book.
The thing that I found most sad about the book was (in the preface, or at the very end) he wrote that for years he had kept this secret and it was his wife that had persuaded him to go to the investigating commission, and (if I rememeber correctly) fell ill and did not live to see him get his justifation.
Everybody should read this story, when you hear so much about abuses to children covered up by the Catholic church.....