
AIDS, Sex, and Culture: Global Politics and Survival in Southern Africa
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AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had...

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How to Survive A Plague
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A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible...
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Super Size Me (2004)
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-Director Morgan Spurlock's social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist...

Death in Venice
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The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann—here in a new translation by Michael...

ClareR (5779 KP) rated The Great Believers in Books
Aug 27, 2018
There are two timelines: the mid-1980s and the emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic amongst a group of gay friends; 2015, and one of the characters from the 1980s is travelling to Paris to try and find her estranged daughter. She meets up with one of the characters who was also in Chicago in the 80s.
This is such a heart breaking story, particularly the earlier timeline. The panic, disbelief and sorrow of the men as they and their friends contract AIDS (such was the speed of their deaths after they found out they had the virus, I can’t remember there being any mention of HIV) was described so well, and Fiona, who is in both timelines, was there for those who needed her starting with her own brother. That seemed like such a huge responsibility to me, and she’s such a strong character: we do see the repercussions of those years though, in 2015.
This is definitely a book to read with a box of tissues to hand, but it’s worth every tear. I can see this being one of my favourite books of the year.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read this. And yes, it’s a completely honest review!

Before This is Over
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BEFORE THIS IS OVER by Amanda Hickie is a powerful, thought-provoking drama that looks at one family...

Ghost Town
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This title includes a brand new and exclusive Morganville short story. When Claire is ordered to...

The Thicket
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Acclaimed author Joe Lansdale's landmark tale of love and vengeance at the dark dawn of the East...

Its Not Ok To Feel Blue And Other Lies
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We are living in the middle of a mental health epidemic and we have a choice- we can be floored by...