{"product_id":"christodora-paperback","title":"Christodora - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this epic, ambitious, and deeply poignant novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse group of people whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan's East Village, the Christodora. Moving kaleidoscopically from the Tompkins Square Riots and the activism of the 1980s to a future New York City of the 2020s where subzero winters are a thing of the past, \u003ci\u003eChristodora\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, portrays the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life a bohemian Lower Manhattan of artists and idealists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn Avenue B in the East Village, the Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a gay Puerto Rican man who was at one point celebrated for his work as an AIDS activist but has now descended into the throes of drug addiction, becomes connected to Milly and Jared's lives in ways none of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, Milly and Jared's adopted son Mateo grows to see the opportunity for both self-realization and oblivion offered by New York City. As the junkies and protestors of the 1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they in turn to the wealthy inhabitants of the glass towers of the 2020s, enormous changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared and the constellation of people around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristodora\u003c\/i\u003e is a panoramic novel that powerfully evokes the danger, chaos, and wonder of New York City--and the strange and moving ways in which its dwellers' lives can intersect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e has reported on HIV\/AIDS for twenty years, for such publications as \u003ci\u003ePOZ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was an editor and staff writer, \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, where his July 2014 cover story on the new HIV-prevention pill regimen PrEP was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Journalism. He also covers LGBT issues, arts, pop culture, and travel for publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, and Yahoo! Style. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGetting Off Clean\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Breeders Box\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228753314041,"sku":"9780802126832","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TlBuRXE1aDJLb096VWczaTR3RFRXZz09.webp?v=1768296220","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/christodora-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}