Someone You Know: A Friend's Farewell

This is Maria Palotta-Chiarolli's biography of Jon, who is living with AIDS, and the story of their extraordinary friendship. Maria and Jon teach together, hold common views; and share secrets. The threads and entanglements of their lives come together at Jon's final gathering. It is twelve years since Jon died, and nearly ten years since Someone You Know was first published. Some acholars now call it an "historical text documenting a significant socio-cultural time in Australiain relation to cultural and sexual diversity, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic." But it is so much more than that. It is a testament to the enduring power of love and friendship.