A classical star bares his tortured soul to the world
Non-fiction: Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. By James Rhodes. Canongate Books, €23.
When he was six, James Rhodes was invited to join an after-school boxing club by his gym teacher. At the end of the first session, the teacher told Rhodes to stay behind to “clear up the equipment”. In a locked gym closet, the teacher raped Rhodes. This systematic abuse continued for nearly five years.
Later, Rhodes required three operations to correct the resultant spinal damage. He suffered ...
