Beating Against the Current

Download or read book Beating Against the Current written by Kenneth Grimes and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful British academic in the US, Jay is accused of sexual assault by a colleague—and he thought they were in love. In the shadow of the emerging #MeToo movement, he struggles with the enormity of the accusations made against him, and the agonized question of his responsibility. Torn between the man he thinks he is and the predator he’s now perceived to be, Jay is forced to re-examine his past. He makes a tortured journey back to the UK, battling demons that lay deep within his past since witnessing a traumatic childhood incident.