Sleeping Children [electronic resource]
Anthony Passeron2025
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It is 1981. As a wave of puzzling medical cases sweeps across the US, a Parisian
doctor is presented with a rare case of a disease long thought to be eradicated.
It marks the beginning of a race on both sides of the Atlantic to make sense of
a deadly virus that will define a generation.
Miles away in rural France, Anthony Passeron’s family are 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 its many ‘sleeping children’. Often found unconscious on street corners, he
is 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.
For readers of Édouard Louis, Douglas Stuart and Annie Ernaux, Sleeping Children
is a moving and eye-opening book about shame and the slow poisoning of a family
by the secrets it keeps. Exploring the s...
Main title:
Sleeping Children [electronic resource] / Anthony Passeron
Author:
Anthony Passeron, Author
Imprint:
Sydney Australia : Picador, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761771019
Language:
English
BRN:
532760
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |