Dimensions
112 x 181 x 14mm
The day Andrew Madden was molested by his favourite priest, Father Ivan Payne, his love of the Catholic Church was poisoned. Father Payne's abuse lasted for three years, until Andrew was fifteen, and its impact went on long after. Andrew lost his direction. He lost self-belief. He lost the capacity to have loving sex. And he lost himself in drink.
In time Andrew found his way again, and Altar Boy tells how he did it. His is a candid and sometime searing account of how abuse can affect a life. But ultimately Andrew's journey of redemption shows that victims don't have to remain victims.
