{"product_id":"sleeping-children-anthony-passeron-9781250411990","title":"Sleeping Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate, captivating first novel that tells the story of a family in southern France whose lives are intertwined with the history of the AIDS crisis--and with the forgotten French doctors who are among the first to detect the virus. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1981. As a wave of mysterious infections sweeps across the United States, a doctor in Paris encounters something unexpected: a case of a disease long thought to have been eradicated. It matches what is happening across the Atlantic--and thus begins a race to make sense of a deadly virus, one that will define a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles away, in rural France, Anthony Passeron's family is dealing with a crisis of their own. Their small village is gripped by another epidemic: heroin addiction. Anthony's uncle Désiré, once the pride of the family, has become one of the \"sleeping children.\" Often found unconscious on street corners, he is now a stranger to his family. As Désiré's life descends into chaos, the thunder of the AIDS crisis grows closer. These two stories--one intimate, one global--are about to collide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Passeron's moving novel is also an eye-opening story about shame and the slow poisoning that secrets can inflict on a family. Exploring the stories of the heroic few who fought not only for a cure but for justice for an abandoned community, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical vision of a history reshaped, retold, and remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Passeron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250411998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250411990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Anthony Passeron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013681099007,"sku":"9781250411990","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e8208d1-25a8-42d2-ae24-4ad8017e0eb5.jpg?v=1767744105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sleeping-children-anthony-passeron-9781250411990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}