{"title":"Anthony Passeron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Passeron\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts intricate narratives that delve into the subtleties of human relationships and personal introspection. His works often explore quiet moments of transformation, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities beneath everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Passeron’s stories blend poetic sensitivity with keen observation, making each book a thoughtful journey through emotion and memory. Readers can expect nuanced characters and richly woven themes that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sleeping-children-by-anthony-passeron-9781035026500","title":"Sleeping Children","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnificent\u003c\/em\u003e - Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSupremely skillful\u003c\/em\u003e - The Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOne of the best books I've read in a long time\u003c\/em\u003e - i-D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1981. A small rural village is gripped by an epidemic of heroin usage. Désiré, once the pride of the family, has become one of its many 'sleeping children', found slumped, unconscious, in the street. Against all odds, Désiré's family desperately try to save him from the lure of addiction as his life descends into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut something else lingers on the horizon, approaching fast. Far away in Paris, alarm bells are ringing. A race across the globe is beginning, urgent to make sense of a deadly new virus, one that will come to define a generation. But within the statistics, documents, and landmarks lie the tragic stories of families torn apart, never told, fading slowly into obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere, then, is the story of Désiré.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Passeron's debut novel is a passionate attempt to reclaim these narratives, both personal and national; exploring the lives of the heroic few who fought for a cure for AIDS, and finding justice for an abandoned community. Fascinating, angry, deeply moving, and utterly unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about two deadly races against time - to find a cure for a disease, and to rescue a family from the jaws of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Frank Wynne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47550353670380,"sku":"9781035026500","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035026500-sleeping-children.jpg?v=1776802223"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/anthony-passeron.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}