Based on Charlie Mortimer's life with HIV/Aids during the early years (1984-1996), when there was neither treatment nor cure, this is a poignant yet light-hearted memoir from the bestselling author of 'Dear Lupin'. Using a combination of good luck, gallows humour, Fray Bentos pies and copious quantities of Solpadeine, Charlie survived not only the illness but also the hysteria that accompanied the so-called 'gay plague'.