The Naked Truth
Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 19, 2008
The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before At nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, feeling hopeless.
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- Who it’s for
- A candid memoir finds resilience and renewed purpose in the disorienting reality of an HIV diagnosis.
- Themes
- Living with HIV, Resilience, Community alienation
- Genres
- Lives in Medicine, Black & African American Lives, HIV & AIDS
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The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before At nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, feeling hopeless. A former top track and basketball athlete, she was in the best shape of her life, but she was battling a sudden illness in the intensive care unit.
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Doctors had no idea what was going on. It never occurred to Brown that she might be HIV positive. Having unprotected sex with her Prince Charming had set into swift motion a set of circumstances that not only landed her in the fight of her life, but also alienated her from her community. Rather than give up, however, Brown found a reason to fight and a reason to live. The Naked Truth is an inspirational memoir that shares how an everyday teen refused to give up on herself, even as others would forsake her. More, it's a cautionary tale that every parent, guidance counselor, and young adult should read.
Hope After Shock
A candid memoir finds resilience and renewed purpose in the disorienting reality of an HIV diagnosis.
Come here for
- A personal account of stigma, isolation, and the will to keep going
- A hopeful perspective on living with HIV
Expect
- An inspirational memoir rooted in Brown’s experience
- A cautionary story about unprotected sex
Where it sits
| Lives in Medicine | 52% |
|---|---|
| HIV & AIDS | 47% |
| Black & African American Lives | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biography & Memoir
- Black & African American Lives
- Lives in History
- Lives in Medicine
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- HIV & AIDS
- Black History
- Medical History
- Nursing
- Authors
- Marvelyn Brown, Courtney Martin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 19, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Living with HIV · Resilience · Community alienation
- Reading lane
- Biography & Memoir