In 1963, aged 17, the author was gang raped at knifepoint by three of his peers.
This trauma completely changed the course of his life and has left a lasting legacy in both physical and mental scars but these fall outside the scope of this book. Interested readers can read the author's memoir. Two relevant chapters from that are reproduced in this book.
So many decades later, perhaps as a catharsis to lay the ghosts of that October evening, he has tried to examine rape more dispassionately (if that is possible) and write not just about his own experience as a male rape victim but of the female victim also.
This is not intended as an academic work but a personal view of rape. Areas covered include the lasting effects, who the victims are, why it happens, rape as a weapon, marital rape, victim gender, how and why organisations cover up rape reports, and the road to recovery for victims.
Not suitable for under 18s or the faint-hearted.
