{"product_id":"positive-by-david-menadue-9781741140644","title":"Positive","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn account of a special life fearlessly told, as well as a chronicle of an era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, HIV and AIDS meant one thing - death. In 1984, David Menadue was one of the first people to be diagnosed with HIV in Australia. He was just 30 years old and thought it unlikely he would make it to 40. He turned 50 in 2002 and has been living with AIDS for longer than almost anyone else in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePositive\u003c\/em\u003e is about many things: Melbourne history, the distress experienced as the gay community was decimated, and desire. But it is also a story about optimism and the ability to take things day by day. It is about continuing to live when everyone around you expects you to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845541155052,"sku":"9781741140644","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25393913482807.jpg?v=1758884998","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/positive-by-david-menadue-9781741140644","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}