SIGNED Adam Mars-Jones Gay AIDS NOVEL The Waters of Thirst FIRST EDITION 1994

Description: Shipping: All items will be packed safely in a sturdy package for safe shipping.We ship internationally and offer combined shipping for multiple purchases. Expedited, Priority Mail and FedEx shipping available Once payment is received, we ship your item on the next business day. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE The Waters of Thirst Hardcover – March 22, 1994by Adam Mars-Jones (Author) William and Terry chanced upon monogamy before it became the symbol of a world ruled by illness and denial. The author--an acclaimed voice in the gay community--offers a brilliant, hilarious, and touching novel about love and desire in the plague years. The landscape of AIDS that Mars-Jones so eloquently explored in his short stories ( Monopolies of Loss ) is conspicously absent from this novel, a digressive first-person monologue. William, a voice-over actor in London, has been in a monogamous relationship with Terry since before the advent of the disease. The shadow of illness still haunts the story, however, in the form of William's debilitating kidney ailment. William's narration brims with unfulfilled desires: for food he cannot eat, for a motorcyclist he imagines as a potential organ donor, for an American porn star whose career he tracks. His bitterness has made him insensitive to the epidemic around him. "I'd been at home, mostly, nursing my strength, tending my lover," he says in defense of his unawareness of AIDS. Ironically, an unsuccessful kidney transplant propels him into a hospital AIDS ward: "After such a long time of going my own way I rejoined my generation in its place of special suffering," he says in yet another careless statement about a generation that changed without him. Though Mars-Jones's writing is fluid and polished, his oblique approach robs William's relationship, and life, of resonance. Mars-Jones is a gifted writer whose story-telling ability shines in this tale of the relationship between William and Terry, two gay gentlemen living together in a small flat in England. Though it deals with one man's ill health, what is most refreshing is that the author has decided to embark upon another avenue of disease than AIDS-in this case, kidney disease. William requires dialysis frequently and longs for a normal life, where he can shove down salt-and-vinegar crisps and bacon sandwiches. Poignant yet hilarious aspects include William's increasing obsession with and lust for motorcycle riders, primarily because of their healthy kidneys (the majority of kidney donors in Britain are former motorcyclists): "I found my eyes were drawn to the rear contour of bikers' leather jackets ...it was for kidney protection. My immediate reaction was, oh yes, protect those kidneys. We don't want anything to happen to them." One of the most quirky-and enjoyable-novels this reviewer has read in quite a while; recommended for gay and lesbian fiction collections. Mars-Jones is a gifted writer whose story-telling ability shines in this tale of the relationship between William and Terry, two gay gentlemen living together in a small flat in England. Though it deals with one man's ill health, what is most refreshing is that the author has decided to embark upon another avenue of disease than AIDS-in this case, kidney disease. William requires dialysis frequently and longs for a normal life, where he can shove down salt-and-vinegar crisps and bacon sandwiches. Poignant yet hilarious aspects include William's increasing obsession with and lust for motorcycle riders, primarily because of their healthy kidneys (the majority of kidney donors in Britain are former motorcyclists): "I found my eyes were drawn to the rear contour of bikers' leather jackets ...it was for kidney protection. My immediate reaction was, oh yes, protect those kidneys. We don't want anything to happen to them." One of the most quirky-and enjoyable-novels this reviewer has read in quite a while; recommended for gay and lesbian fiction collections. Publisher ? : ? Knopf; First Edition (March 22, 1994) Language ? : ? English Hardcover ? : ? 183 pages ISBN-10 ? : ? 0679419411 ISBN-13 ? : ? 978-0679419419 Item Weight ? : ? 13.1 ounces Dimensions ? : ? 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inchesPLS SEE ABOVE FOR CONDITION. We offer combined shipping for one low shipping charge. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE GREAT Books on Politics, Business, Art and HISTORY Please click the link below for all items for sale: PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR Great Collectible AUDIO CDs, Vintage 78 rpm Records and Turntable/ Phonograph Items Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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