Through her journal writings, you witness her struggles, her incredible strength and courage required to care for someone in unimaginable circumstances. This memoir concludes with excerpts from her journal entries that emerged from her inner thoughts, feelings and conversations in her effort to stay lucid. From there, the narrative moves back and forth between Deirdre’s current wrecked emotional state and funny anecdotes from her time with Daedalus and from earlier years in her life. Deirdre & Daedalus: No Ordinary Love is rendered in the first person, written with vulnerability and honesty and introduces themes of friendships, sexuality, and acceptance. Readers get a glimpse into Deirdre’s early life and the origins of her strength of character in the face of homophobia, and intense personal trauma. This book is a coming of age story about a young woman named Deirdre who recounts her experience of coming into her womanhood at the height of the tragic drama known as the HIV/AIDS crisis. That is, until Deirdre is forced to choose between her lover who is newly diagnosed as HIV positive, her child and her sanity. No Ordinary Love is available in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBookĮverybody wants to experience having the “Great Love of Their Life” A chance meeting, a forbidden romance, and the free will to love- unconditionally – Deirdre & Daedalus: No Ordinary Love has it all. This one is personal! An incredibly heart-warming book about lovers and their journey.
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