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Christodora

By Tim Murphy

Christodora Social Sciences

Christodora

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'An engrossing and inspiring story of loss, love and hope, set against a backdrop of art, activism and addiction.' - Observer Moving from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by activists to galvanize a response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New York City of the future, Tim Murphy's Christodora recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbour, Hector, a Puerto Rican gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely addict, becomes connected to Milly's and Jared's lives in ways none of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, the couple's adopted son, Mateo, grows to appreciate the opportunities for both self-realization and oblivion that New York offers. As the junkies and protestors of the 1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they, in turn, to the wealthy residents of the crowded, glass-towered city of the 2020s, enormous changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared and the constellation of people around them. 'An impassioned, big-hearted, and ultimately hopeful chronicle of a changing New York that authoritatively evokes the despair and panic in the city at the height of the plague.' - Hanya Yanagihara, author of A Little Life
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2017-06-13
Publication Date:
2017-08-24
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1509818596
ISBN13:
9781509818594
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
314 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
30 cm

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