false <![CDATA[April Fool's Day]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175383712m/510247.jpg 510247 12 Bryce Courtney's beloved son Damon, a haemophiliac, died from medically-acquired AIDS on Aprils Fool's day 1991, at the age of 24. In this book, he celebrates his life, but he condemns the medical approach taken towards AIDS, and how he and his family coped with Damon's haemophlia and early death. 905321 1997 April Fool's Day total:276|5:7|4:7|3:4|2:3|1:0| 276 1157 369 47 5 6 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 30 15:12:57 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 25 10:43:28 -0700 2009 Bryce Courtenay writes his son's story of growing up...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 16:27:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 16:28:35 -0800 2009
This was my first, definitely not my last, Courtenay book. This is the story and tribute to his son, Damon, who was born with hemophilia in 1967, at a time wh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 25 09:44:54 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 26 21:23:57 -0800 2008
Now that's I've finished it ... still wow! Definitely an inspiring story of love and devotion under impossible circumstances. I also enjoyed the Australian "flavor" (for lack of a better word).

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This was a great book, but not in the traditional sense. I...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 23 18:33:33 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:17:31 -0800 2008 It is also somewhat dated now, but does serve...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 16:24:19 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 08:15:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Wed Jun 03 18:59:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:02:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 19:00:41 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:06:07 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 19:00:41 -0800 2008
This is the story of Bryce's Courtenay's son who contracted aids from a blood transfusion for his haemophilia. His ongoing battle with both his haemophili...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:14:25 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:15:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 10:06:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:07:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 17:31:11 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 17:31:11 -0800 2009 10 - 15 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Dec 10 05:48:58 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 05:51:17 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 04:31:07 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 05:44:41 -0800 2007
I was totally appalled at how the Courtenays were treated by a lo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Aug 25 23:27:40 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 23:28:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Oct 12 03:10:05 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 03:10:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:45:47 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 20:44:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 21:07:47 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 21:07:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 21:18:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:19:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 18:14:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 18:15:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=510247