Peter Murray

Swimming With Medusa: One Man's Journey Through Abuse to Hope Peter Murray

Liverpudlian Catholic Peter Murray uses his remarkable memory and snippets from his 45 diaries as well as thousands of letters and other works saved from childhood to write a poignant account of life in very unusual settings. From his schooling in the West Riding of Yorkshire, where he was sexually abused, through to life in Italy and the Vatican, the constant is always the love and affection of strong parents, particularly his mother. With dozens of mini-adventures at home and abroad, his career as a nurse and, finally facing the death of both his parents, his life comes full circle with a trip to Rome to confront his childhood abusers. What he finds in the corridors of the Vatican proves a disturbing discovery. This is a candid and sometimes painful autobiography, not of a celebrity or sports star, but of an ordinary man.