The story of my experiences from victim to victor at two Swiss boarding schools in the 1950s and 1960s.
The first, La Clairière, only took students under twelve and abuse was rampant.
Le Rosey, the second school, while openly homophobic and militaristic, focused on measured discipline and sports. Numerous royal familles, actors and business tycoons had children enrolled.
Top photo Richard René Silvin and mother Nancy T. Silvin boarding the Liberté to cross from NY to Le Harvre, 1955
Inset photo Richard René Silvin, Switzerland, 1966