An historical novel about the early AIDs crisis of the 1980s.
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In 1987, when Chris Hale tests positive for the AIDS virus, he is thirty-seven years old and doesn't expect to see forty. It is a time when HIV infection signifies death. As Chris looks back over his life taking stock, memories of his father--who died from emphysema and whom he believes neither loved nor accepted him--now haunt him. Chris, who's kept his sexual identity secret, spends his time outside work in the bars and at the gym and has never had a serious relationship. After learning that he carries the virus, he wants to lead a healthier life but finds that he's unable to resist the lure of alcohol, drugs, and casual encounters that are a part of the scene--until he meets Dean. This beautiful man appears to be everything that Chris is not: confident, affectionate, artistic, and extroverted. And he loves his father. But when Dean suggests living together, Chris confides that he is positive and learns that Dean hasn't been infected. Undeterred, Dean moves in and things are fine until a boy from Chris's past shows up. Despite having found love, Chris is tempted to do drugs and engage in casual sex. A series of crises, coupled with the ever-present concerns about his health, lead Chris to an important decision. In this introspective, revealing, and sometimes humorous novel, Chris struggles to understand his family, his late father, his friends, and his world, which is filled with the illnesses and death of friends and prior sexual partners. In the process of looking at those around him, and his relationships with them, Chris comes to a better understanding of himself and his capacity to forgive and to love without condition.
RONALD ALEXANDER is a Pushcart-nominated author whose fiction, poetry and essays have appeared in many journals including The Chattahoochee Review, Confrontation, Columbia, and The James White Review. His work has been performed on "Word Theatre," his novella Romanze for Martha was a finalist in the St. Andrews Novella competition, and his novel The Final Audit was published by Hollyridge Press. Mr. Alexander lives in Venice California with his Labrador retriever, Cub.
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