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Twenty-Eight: Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolen

Current Affairs.
Published May 2007.
Trade paperback (234 x 156mm).
£12.99.
432 pages.
ISBN: 978 1 84627 037 6


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There are 28 million people infected with the HIV virus in Africa. Why should we care? Here, in 28 powerful, unforgettable stories, are 28 reasons why.

From Nelson Mandela's decision to go public about the cause of his son's death, to the miraculous outcome of a Tutsi woman's horrific ordeal at the hands of Hutu soldiers, and the priests, doctors and aid workers determined to help the suffering, here we meet 28 individuals whose lives have been affected by the disease. Taking these personal experiences as starting points, Nolen's book also tells the bigger story of how the continent reached this crisis - a story that touches on famine, genocide, sexual politics, prostitution, government corruption, north-south relations, the economics of drug treatment, and the devastation of war.

Stephanie Nolen is a uniquely informed and eloquent spokesperson for what is one of the most important international issues of our time. This landmark book puts a human face on the catastrophe that now exceeds the Black Plague in magnitude, giving you 28 un-ignorable reasons to care.