--- product_id: 57004450 title: "Christodora: Tim Murphy" price: "90 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/57004450-christodora-tim-murphy store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Christodora: Tim Murphy **Price:** 90 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Christodora: Tim Murphy - **How much does it cost?** 90 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/57004450-christodora-tim-murphy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Christodora: Tim Murphy : Murphy, Tim: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: A good book about New York and the AIDS crisis - I really enjoyed this book, although it was very sad in many ways. I thought that the author handled the different 'moments in time' very well and was able to give the reader the insight into the characters - where they were at that particular stage in their lives, why they made the choices they did - as well as using these moments to build up a picture of what was going on in a wider perspective than just these individual characters' lives. He is also very good at creating characters who are believable with their strengths and flaws. The characters had real arcs of change, sometimes more than one. They did good, they did bad. They were up, they were down. "Aint them bodies saints" - well no, they weren't - and they were fighting a government and a society that preferred to sympathize, from afar, with so-called 'innocent victims', when they were not preventing them from going to school or eating off the same plates as them. A government and a society that preferred to demonize gay men for their 'unnatural and filthy' lifestyle, rather than implement non-judgemental methods of prevention and medical investigation. A society that was so revolted by drug-users that it turned away from objective measures that would have slowed the rate of infection, such as clean needle exchange. They put drug-users in prison, where they were able to get even more drugs and had to share needles, rather than spend money on programmes that would have dealt with the reasons why these people were on drugs and helped them to break this destructive habit. I particularly liked to see the depiction of Hector's descent into his own private hell after the release of protease inhibitors, not because I enjoy reading about someone self-destructing, but because this was something that actually happened to a lot of men after the war against AIDS 'ended', whether they were HIV + or -. And it is something that wasn't known or acknowledged for a long time; the psychological fallout of all that death, anger and heartbreak. AIDS 'ghosts'. The end of the book was very poignant, it was both happy and sad. I liked the fact that it was open-ended; had Hector worked it out, and if so, would he tell Matteo or not? The only thing I'm still questioning is the character of Jared and where the author went with that. There were things that were left hanging like loose threads and there were things that had more than one truth, more than one side to the story and more than one answer. Which gave this book the authentic messiness of real life. And I really felt like I was in New York, a city I've never been to. I felt that I got to know it, and not like a tourist does, but like someone really living there would. Review: Best book I’ve read in a long time - Beautifully and cleverly written saga centring on but not exclusively about the brave and heartbreaking fight for justice by and on behalf of people affected by the AIDS crisis, spanning over 30 years in the lives of wonderful characters, so vividly and deftly portrayed that I felt I knew them personally, and miss them now that I’ve finished the book. I thoroughly recommend it ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 420,611 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6,636 in Literary Fiction (Books) 6,975 in Social Sciences (Books) 9,373 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,060) | | Dimensions | 13.1 x 2.8 x 19.7 cm | | Edition | Main Market | | ISBN-10 | 1509818596 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1509818594 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 448 pages | | Publication date | 24 Aug. 2017 | | Publisher | Picador | | Reading age | 18 years and up | ## Images ![Christodora: Tim Murphy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91pbdcMjlAL.jpg) ![Christodora: Tim Murphy - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51N+OC3PJzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good book about New York and the AIDS crisis *by F***S on 20 July 2018* I really enjoyed this book, although it was very sad in many ways. I thought that the author handled the different 'moments in time' very well and was able to give the reader the insight into the characters - where they were at that particular stage in their lives, why they made the choices they did - as well as using these moments to build up a picture of what was going on in a wider perspective than just these individual characters' lives. He is also very good at creating characters who are believable with their strengths and flaws. The characters had real arcs of change, sometimes more than one. They did good, they did bad. They were up, they were down. "Aint them bodies saints" - well no, they weren't - and they were fighting a government and a society that preferred to sympathize, from afar, with so-called 'innocent victims', when they were not preventing them from going to school or eating off the same plates as them. A government and a society that preferred to demonize gay men for their 'unnatural and filthy' lifestyle, rather than implement non-judgemental methods of prevention and medical investigation. A society that was so revolted by drug-users that it turned away from objective measures that would have slowed the rate of infection, such as clean needle exchange. They put drug-users in prison, where they were able to get even more drugs and had to share needles, rather than spend money on programmes that would have dealt with the reasons why these people were on drugs and helped them to break this destructive habit. I particularly liked to see the depiction of Hector's descent into his own private hell after the release of protease inhibitors, not because I enjoy reading about someone self-destructing, but because this was something that actually happened to a lot of men after the war against AIDS 'ended', whether they were HIV + or -. And it is something that wasn't known or acknowledged for a long time; the psychological fallout of all that death, anger and heartbreak. AIDS 'ghosts'. The end of the book was very poignant, it was both happy and sad. I liked the fact that it was open-ended; had Hector worked it out, and if so, would he tell Matteo or not? The only thing I'm still questioning is the character of Jared and where the author went with that. There were things that were left hanging like loose threads and there were things that had more than one truth, more than one side to the story and more than one answer. Which gave this book the authentic messiness of real life. And I really felt like I was in New York, a city I've never been to. I felt that I got to know it, and not like a tourist does, but like someone really living there would. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book I’ve read in a long time *by J***P on 13 May 2018* Beautifully and cleverly written saga centring on but not exclusively about the brave and heartbreaking fight for justice by and on behalf of people affected by the AIDS crisis, spanning over 30 years in the lives of wonderful characters, so vividly and deftly portrayed that I felt I knew them personally, and miss them now that I’ve finished the book. I thoroughly recommend it ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a book that was recommended to me by a book tuber on You Tube *by R***E on 11 July 2018* This is a book that was recommended to me by a book tuber on You Tube. It took me ages to get into it but it was worth it. Christodora turns out to be a home where Jarred and Milly live. I thought this fitted in well for Gay pride month. Hector next door is gay. He’s an addict and very down on his hunkers. Milly and Jarred have an adopted son, living in New York he grows to see all that it has to offer and life itself. Plus his personal realisation. Hector the neighbour and themselves become very intertwined as the story enfolds. The history around everything was a reminder of struggles in the past too. The world was troubled with the AIDS epidemic and everything that surrounded that. The fear, the unknown and the hate on gays. This book span some 40 years. It’s a chunkier of a book but it won’t feel that way once you are 1/4 of the way through. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/57004450-christodora-tim-murphy](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/57004450-christodora-tim-murphy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*