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In the Absence of Angels

Written by: Elizabeth Glaser, Laura Palmer
Narrated by: Sheila Hart
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In 1981, Elizabeth Glaser received blood transfusions following the birth of her daughter, Ariel. Then, in 1986, two years after her second child, Jake, was born, tests showed that Ariel had AIDS, contracted through breast-feeding. Elizabeth and Jake tested HIV positive; Glaser's husband, Paul, of TV's Starsky and Hutch fame, is today free of the virus that killed Ariel at age seven.

Well aware of the stigma of AIDS, the Glasers retreated behind a wall of secrecy to protect their family. Only when the National Enquirer threatened to invade that privacy did the Glasers "go public".

Despite the book's title, In the Absence of Angels is a heartwarming story filled with angels - generous, caring, imaginative people who listened and helped.

©1991 Elisabeth Glaser (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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At least half of this book is very compelling

This book is well-written and well-read.

That being said, I was much more interested in the parts of the book that were about the Glaser family. As you get to the later parts of the book, it's more about the courts, and while I understand that the legal aspect is an important part of the story, it just didn't hold my attention as much.

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