In the Absence of Angels, Elizabeth Glaser
In the Absence of Angels, Elizabeth Glaser
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In the Absence of Angels
A Hollywood Family's Courageous Story

Author: Elizabeth Glaser, Laura Palmer

Narrator: Sheila Hart

Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2009

Synopsis

In 1981, Elizabeth Glaser received blood transfusions following the birth of her daughter Ariel. Then, in 1986, two years after her second child, Jake, was born, tests showed that Ariel had AIDS, contracted through breast-feeding. Elizabeth and Jake tested HIV positive, and Glaser's husband Paul, of TV's Starsky and Hutch fame, is today free of the virus that killed Ariel at age seven. Well aware of the stigma of AIDS, the Glasers retreated behind a wall of secrecy to protect their family. Only when the National Enquirer threatened to invade that privacy, did the Glasers "go public". Despite the book's title, In the Absence of Angels is a heartwarming story filled with angels - generous, caring, imaginative people who listened and helped.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam on June 09, 2011

Elizabeth Glaser chronicled her experience, her emotions, in an incredible autobiography in 1991, “In the Absence of Angels”. In it she gives a moving, detailed look into her family’s struggle with HIV/AIDS. Please take the time to read it. In 1981, while giving birth to her daughter, Ariel, she was......more

Goodreads review by Mel on December 28, 2022

I’m so glad I read this book. I knew of her family’s tragic story but I loved hearing her own words. She is so inspirational and did so much for the cause of pediatric AIDS. It was so incredible and heartwarming to watch a recent video on YouTube of her son Jake (who is also HIV positive). He is clo......more

Goodreads review by Amy on March 30, 2020

What an amazingly strong family!......more

Goodreads review by Andres on April 20, 2025

I struggle to read in general these days but nonfiction books were always tough for me even in my heavy reading days. My thoughts on books like these tend to be a combination of book thoughts and thoughts on the life choices that the author shares. From the narrative side, the author(s) does a great......more

Goodreads review by Joanna on October 11, 2023

A difficult book to rate. It has a particular, and appropriate, intensely emotional style which entirely suits the circumstances. However, that style is also very repetitive, draining and runs the risk of reducing the impact over time. Having read some exceptional books about the Aids Epidemic - lik......more

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