April Fool's Day (Audiobook)

from vwbernie

Wow! I know my eyes are still red from crying as I finished this book this morning before heading to work. Obviously that was not a good choice but what do you do? This is a book so full of courage and love that my words won't do it justice. Bryce Courtenay writes his son's story of growing up as...

from Rainbow-Traveller

This is 1 of the best books I've read. Everyone should have this on their bookshelf

from StoryB

Bryce Courtenay is a talented, acclaimed writer. To see him write truthfully and so personally, as a father and on behalf of his son Damon in this book, is an experience you will never forget. It is not an easy book to read. You might shed tears but you will also be touched by its strength and co...

from cruznk9

I work in a medical field and recall how, in the days soon after HIV was identified, the general public were hysterical and extremely judgemental of HIV victims. All of them were supposedly drug addicts or homosexuals and therefore deserved to die. Courtenay's story of his son Damon's struggle wi...

from skinglist

Wow. That's about what I have to say about this book. And I know I don't normally wow and have wowed on three books in the last month, but this is a well-deserved wow. Growing up in the 80s and 90s in the US, we knew the story of Ryan White, a hemophiliac (sorry, American spelling habits die hard...