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Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Previous owners name and address crossed out to inside front and back cover. Mark to front cover from removal of old label. Couple of slight creases to cover. For the first time in the UK women with HIV speak out in thsis essential ground-breaking anthology. These courageous women tell their own stories of how they coped with the devastating news that they were HIV positive. Until women feel empowered to voice their experiences without having to deal with the shame that society forces on them, more and more women will remain isolated and invisible. As well as living with the uncertainty of the virus, the stigma attached to it is one of the heaviest burdens. As well as moving personal testimony this book includes information on housing, holistic and current Western medical treatments, safer sex, legal issues and research. There is also an invalauble resouce list of nationwide organizations, helplines and literature that offer practical help and support. AIDS effects everyone - we can all learn from the insight and courage od these women. 315 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).