{"title":"Anthony Passeron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Passeron\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of human relationships and personal discovery. His work, such as \u003cem\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/em\u003e, offers readers richly textured stories that blend emotional depth with subtle literary grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of general fiction will appreciate Passeron’s nuanced characterisation and evocative storytelling, inviting reflection on the intricacies of life and the quiet moments that shape us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sleeping-children-by-anthony-passeron-9781035026500","title":"Sleeping Children","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnificent\u003c\/em\u003e - Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSupremely skillful\u003c\/em\u003e - The Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOne of the best books I've read in a long time\u003c\/em\u003e - i-D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1981. A small rural village is gripped by an epidemic of heroin usage. Désiré, once the pride of the family, has become one of its many 'sleeping children', found slumped, unconscious, in the street. Against all odds, Désiré's family desperately try to save him from the lure of addiction as his life descends into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut something else lingers on the horizon, approaching fast. Far away in Paris, alarm bells are ringing. A race across the globe is beginning, urgent to make sense of a deadly new virus, one that will come to define a generation. But within the statistics, documents, and landmarks lie the tragic stories of families torn apart, never told, fading slowly into obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere, then, is the story of Désiré.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Passeron's debut novel is a passionate attempt to reclaim these narratives, both personal and national; exploring the lives of the heroic few who fought for a cure for AIDS, and finding justice for an abandoned community. Fascinating, angry, deeply moving, and utterly unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about two deadly races against time - to find a cure for a disease, and to rescue a family from the jaws of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Frank Wynne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47550353670380,"sku":"9781035026500","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035026500-sleeping-children.jpg?v=1776802223"},{"product_id":"sleeping-children-by-anthony-passeron-9781035026494","title":"Sleeping Children","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiles 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Édouard Louis, Douglas Stuart and Annie Ernaux, \u003cem\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving and eye-opening book about shame and the slow poisoning of a family by the secrets it keeps. Exploring the stories of the heroic few who fought for a cure for AIDS and for justice for a community abandoned, it is a radical vision of a history reshaped, retold and remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244118782188,"sku":"9781035026494","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035026494-sleeping-children-1.jpg?v=1787993307"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/anthony-passeron.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}