Beware of the Dog

Beware of the Dog
Brian Moore (Auteur, Lecteur)

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BEWARE OF THE DOG by Brian Moore
‘ “I made a decision not to keep private that which I had buried for so many years, and to seek assistance in dealing with the consequences that I now realised had affected me so deeply that in many cases I had not even realised what had happened and why… What had previously been in my head a one-way question – my mother asking, “Why didn’t you tell me?” – was thus reciprocal. For many of the reasons previously listed, we explained to each other why we had not been able to raise the matter. Confirming all I know of her, my mother dealt with things quietly and with compassion. Nothing she could say will resolve all the effects of these incidents, but at least from the moment I told her, I genuinely felt that I could start to move on.” ‘
Extract, Telegraph 2/1

‘In the second of our exclusive extracts from his new biography, Brian Moore tells how a legacy of abandonment and sexual abuse has helped him to become a better husband and father’
Extract, Telegraph 4/1

‘Rugby legend Brian Moore was sexually abused by a teacher when he was a child, he reveals in a harrowing biography… He says writing the book, Beware of the Dog, was “cathartic”.’
Express 2/1

‘Former England rugby star Brian Moore has spoken about the agonising decision to break his silence over the sex abuse he suffered as a child… Moore, 47, does not name the teacher in his autobiography Beware of the Dog - a reference to his rugby nickname of Pitbull’
Daily Mail 4/1

‘Rugby legend Brian Moore was abused by one of his schoolteachers. And the former England star is still haunted by feelings of rejection after his single mother put him up for adoption. But the hardships spurred him on to success on the rugby field and 64 England caps, Moore reveals in his autobiography Beware of the Dog’
Sunday Mirror 3/1

‘Brian Moore, who won 64 caps for England and five for the Lions from 1987-95, has revealed that he was a victim of child abuse. Speaking on the eve of publication of his autobiography, Beware of the Dog, Moore… recalled that the sexual abuse had occurred when he was nine or ten’
The Sunday Times 3/1

‘[Moore’s] memoir also contains details of his sense of abandonment stemming from his adoption. “You believe it is done for the best of motives because if you think about it the other way it’s so awful. But fatherhood gives you another perspective.”’
The Times 2/1

‘Enthralling’
Rugby World, February issue

‘Brian Moore, former England rugby player, has revealed that he was sexually abused as a child in a frank new autobiography’
Scotland on Sunday 3/1

‘Former England rugby player Brian Moore’s claim that he was sexually abused by a teacher during a school camping trip has provoked headlines’
Daily Mail 5/1
‘This is more than just a sports memoir, with Moore proving that appearances can be deceptive’
Four stars, News of the World 10/1

‘Moore knows he is hard to like, and understands that his “strange and obsessive” personality is perfect for sport, not life – he’s been divorced twice, and admits to a courteous, distanced relationship with both his adoptive family (he was fostered from infancy) and his biological mother, whom he tracked down in 1995. That makes the final chapters the most interesting and uplifting – rudderless after sporting retirement, Moore became “drink dependent, if not worse”, but pulled together a rich next act. He is, somehow, a qualified manicurist, has turned down a request from Gordon Brown to stand as an MP, is a doting father, has received counselling for his childhood trauma, and has reached an accommodation with the “normality” of life after his international career – which, one suspects, will be much more elusive for the full-time Wilkinsons and O’Driscolls of this world. And, as Beware of the Dog amply illustrates, the boy can write a bit, too’
The Sunday Times 10/1

‘Moore, 47, said in his autobiography Beware of the Dog: “If you have been abused, you feel tainted by association with the awfulness of the crime.” ‘
Scottish Sunday Mail 3/1

‘Brian Moore only revealed what had happened to his adoptive mother, Dorothy, by showing her the typed draft pages from his autobiography’
Daily Mail 9/1
‘It would be missing the point to deem this work either sensationalist or even cathartic for Moore himself. Rather, this is an intense but well-considered study of the psychology of the international sportsman. And it’s fascinating stuff’
Sport magazine 22/1

‘Next month’s Six Nations rugby coverage on BBC should be worth keeping an eye on. Former England players Brian Moore and Austin Healey have been hired for match commentary duties but its clear the pair are not exactly friends. In his autobiography, published earlier this month, Moore refers to a 1993 club game during which he was accused of stamping on Healey. Moore says: ‘Had I known then what I know now about Austin I would have made certain that there were an infinitely greater number [of stud marks on Healey’s torso].”’
Mail on Sunday 24/1
‘Brian Moore sizes up the nations’
Feature, GQ March issue
‘Portrays rugby as an escape valve for his violent impulses’
Books of the Year, Telegraph 2010