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Love from the Pink Palace

Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret Through the AIDS Crisis

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Love from the Pink Palace

By: Jill Nalder
Narrated by: Jill Nalder, Russell T Davies
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Summary

Memories of love, loss and cabaret through the London AIDS crisis, by It's a Sin's Jill Nalder.

When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends—of which many were talented young gay men with big dreams of their own—she grabbed London by the horns: partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at her glamorous flat, flitting across town to any jobs could get.

But soon rumours were spreading from America about a frightening illness being dubbed the 'gay flu', and Jill and her friends—spirited Juan Pablo, Jae with his beautiful voice, upbeat Dursley and many others—found that their formerly carefree existence now under threat.

In this moving memoir, It's a Sin's Jill Nalder tells the true story of her life during the AIDS crisis, and that of friends and colleagues, doctors and nurses, activists and fundraisers. She recounts juggling a busy West End career while campaigning for AIDS awareness and research, educating herself and caring for the sick. Most of all, she shines a light on those who were stigmatised and shamed, and remembers those brave and beautiful boys who were lost too soon.

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"Jill met the crisis head on.... She held the hands of so many men. She lost them, and remembered them, and somehow kept going." (Russell T Davies, creator of Channel 4's It's a Sin)
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Beautifully written and spoken highlighting the tragedy of the AIDS pandemic and the enormous love shared between Jill and her friends

Amazing stories of strength, courage and love

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A truly moving account of one woman’s experience’s of loosing her friends during the early days of AIDS. So moving.

Truly Moving

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A beautiful tribute to the victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Jill Nalder is a friend everybody deserves to have ❤️

A beautiful tribute

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loved it. so many wonderful memories shared alongside such heartbreak. Beautifully told to draw you in and share in the highs and lows of each story.

Great book

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I watched the series It's a Sin a while ago and thought it was brilliant, so when I came across Jill Nalders book I had to read it. I was a teenager in the 80s when AIDS first came into the public consciousness. I had grown up around gay men and what I was hearing scared the life out of me. Like Jill, many of my friends were gay. Although we lived less glamorous lives than Jill and her friends, so much was relatable.
Like the series It's a Sin, there's plenty of laughter and tears in Love From the Pink Palace. It is Jill's own story and those of her friends, and isn't based on the series, which makes it all the more interesting. I had a lump in my throat many times, and my memories went back to my own friends claimed by the virus. If this makes the book sound depressing, it's really not. It's actually full of positivity and hope. It made me think of my friends who are still here, despite a couple of them being positive since the 80s. I will recommend this book to my kids as they are too young to remember, but really enjoyed It's a Sin and they said it taught them so much. This book is full of brave beautiful heros who should never be forgotten.

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