{"product_id":"sleeping-children","title":"Sleeping Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate, captivating first novel that tells the story of a family in southern France whose lives are intertwined with the history of the AIDS crisis--and with the forgotten French doctors who are among the first to detect the virus. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1981. As a wave of mysterious infections sweeps across the United States, a doctor in Paris encounters something unexpected: a case of a disease long thought to have been eradicated. It matches what is happening across the Atlantic--and thus begins a race to make sense of a deadly virus, one that will define a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles away, in rural France, Anthony Passeron's family is dealing with a crisis of their own. Their small village is gripped by another epidemic: heroin addiction. Anthony's uncle Désiré, once the pride of the family, has become one of the \"sleeping children.\" Often found unconscious on street corners, he is now a stranger to his family. As Désiré's life descends into chaos, the thunder of the AIDS crisis grows closer. These two stories--one intimate, one global--are about to collide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Passeron's moving novel is also an eye-opening story about shame and the slow poisoning that secrets can inflict on a family. Exploring the stories of the heroic few who fought not only for a cure but for justice for an abandoned community, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical vision of a history reshaped, retold, and remembered.","brand":"Frank Wynne, Anthony Passeron","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46327493427436,"sku":"9780374612269","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780374612269.jpg?v=1743465449","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/sleeping-children","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}