{"product_id":"a-song-for-olaf-a-memoir-of-sibling-love-at-the-dawn-of-the-hiv-aids-pandemic","title":"A Song for Olaf: A Memoir of Sibling Love at the Dawn of the HIV-AIDS Pandemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Heartfelt Account of Love and Loss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1969. And ink on the headlines about the Stonewall Uprising is barely dry when the entire country is mesmerized by a musical revolution rocking Woodstock. Smack dab in the middle of it all is teenage Olaf, about to leave home for his first year at college in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGay, gorgeous and musically gifted, Olaf is the only son of a close-knit Italian-American family. Ready or not, he will soon find himself surfing major waves of change empowered by the Gay Rights Movement of the 70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to him and his younger sister, he's about to confront the deadly perils of entrenched homophobia and an emerging HIV-AIDS epidemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this expansive memoir steeped in historicity, author Jennifer Boulanger gifts readers with a moving story about truth and lies, societal upheaval and families in crises, as seen through the lens of a loving sister and insightful chronicler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapturing Olaf's essence - his effervescent personality, his compassionate heart, his fun-loving spirit - in vivid detail, the author draws us in, enticing us to love Olaf as she did. She brings us Olaf in all his splendor, a man-child who was music in motion, bursting with unbridled joy and love, not only for his sister, but for life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders hungry for that one special book, a book that breaks your heart and mends it again, that leaves you uplifted by a character's indomitable, ebullient spirit? You will find it in \u003cem\u003eA Song for Olaf\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mnemosyne Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947967316199,"sku":"9781955194419","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_f828d2ae-2731-4ec0-a6bf-7f976090c35e.jpg?v=1775504289","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/a-song-for-olaf-a-memoir-of-sibling-love-at-the-dawn-of-the-hiv-aids-pandemic","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}