Title: Where We Go From Here
Author: Lucas Rocha
Pages: 288 Pages
Publisher: David Fickling Books
The Blurb
A touching, urgent #ownvoices LGBTQ+ debut novel from Brazilian author Lucas Rocha.
Ian has just been diagnosed with HIV. Victor, to his relief, has just tested negative. Henrique has been living with HIV for three years.
Then, their worlds collide…
Where We Go From Here is an honest and compulsive novel which unveils the common misconceptions and prejudices surrounding HIV in the twenty-first century, showing how far we’ve come while shining a light on just how far we have to go.
Heart-breaking, heart-warming and ultimately hopeful, it is a desperately needed and powerful piece of fiction.
The Review
It is going to sound strange and I admit I probably come off a little weird for this but I find that some of the stories that have made the biggest impact on me over the years are the ones that look at the AIDS epidemic.
Fiction or Non-Fiction, the heartbreaking stories of the late 70s to the 90s are so powerful and move me. Over the years, some writers have approached this topic in a positive way. Living with HIV. I think it is absolutely essential that these stories are told. About how HIV isn’t the equivalent of a death sentence like it was.
Where We Go From Here is the story of three friends who are all connected through HIV. Some have it and some do not. It is story about learning to love yourself and those around you without prejudice and being the found family that is often needed in times of crisis.
It was a lovely story with strong spiky characters. Part of me homes that Lucas Rocha writes a sequel in a few years time so we can catch up with Ian, Victor and Henrique.
Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha is available now.
For more information regarding Lucas Rocha (@lucasgsrocha) please visit his Twitter page.
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