This Terrible True Thing
by Jenny Laden
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Pub Date Sep 05 2023 | Archive Date Sep 19 2023
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Description
In this heartbreaking multimedia debut—filled with drawings, poems, and journal entries—author Jenny Laden draws on her own experience to create a story of grief and transcendence, perfect for fans of Francesca Zappia and Jennifer Niven.
Danielle Silver is a Philadelphia high school senior at the dawn of the ’90s. Ever since her parents split up, she has known her father was gay, but she never expected to be hit with the bombshell that he is HIV positive. As he sickens, and AIDS starts to claim the lives of his friends, Danielle searches for silver linings while trying to balance paralyzing fear, grief, her social life, and schoolwork—capturing all the feelings as adolescence and some hard facts collide.
A Note From the Publisher
Jenny Laden was born in Philadelphia and began painting at the age of nine. After mastering paintings of oranges and boots, she moved on to the human figure. She studied art and art history at Barnard College and received her master’s degree in fine art from New York University. She has exhibited in New York; Chicago; Washington, DC; McClean; Richmond; Miami; Philadelphia; San Francisco; and Berlin, and had work in multiple publications
Advance Praise
Jenny captures the confusion and sadness of the dark days of AIDS…Through her intimate voice and illustrations, she powerfully conveys the experience of being a teenager caught between worlds…This is a tender story, a beautiful story. I loved reading it.”
Alysia Abbott, author of Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9798200895670 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 350 |
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