{"product_id":"the-intruder-paperback","title":"The Intruder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiovanni Forti\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo adults, each with a son, meet, fall in love, set up a home, get married, and decide to have another child together. On the surface, an ordinary story like many others. But beneath the surface is a double challenge: to the world, because they are both men; and to death, because one of them is HIV positive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, in June 1990, in New York, writer Brett Shapiro meets Giovanni Forti, the U.S. correspondent for an Italian weekly magazine, Giovanni is asymptomatic. Within a few months, his physical decline begins. The syndrome becomes the third wheel-the \"intruder\"-in their relationship. In this memoir, alternating Brett's lucid narration with Giovanni's high-spirited letters, both voices bring to life the passionate realization of this unique and, for many, deeply provocative family project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no shadows; the facts are recounted for what they are, without false modesty or self-pity, with full awareness that the illness will eventually prevail, but also with the certainty that the family will face it with dignity and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the turbulent early 90s, this is a love story without pretense. The intelligence and force of their love and their pain will live on in those who take this book into their hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49380540973208,"sku":"9798891326705","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/jK8Nt1kt3w9798891326705.webp?v=1783097891","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-intruder-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}