The novel “AIDS” by the French writer Hervé Guibert tells the story of the tragic fate of several young people who fell ill with a terrible disease. All of them are “blue”; it was enough for one to become infected, and the threat of painful death hung over everyone. The author, perhaps for the first time, makes an artistic attempt to comprehend the state in which a young man finds himself when he discovers signs of a terrible illness. Guy de Cara’s novel “Priestesses of Love” is dedicated to the tragic story of the life of twin sisters, who, due to circumstances, change roles. * THIS is loneliness, despair, hopelessness... THIS is the betrayal of yesterday's friends... THIS is fear and contempt in the eyes of others... THIS is the painful expectation of death... AIDS... This terrible disease is called the “plague of the 20th century.” Today there is no escape from it - those who become ill are doomed. Associated with the sexual sphere of human life, AIDS collects its bloody harvest primarily in “risk groups” - among homosexuals, prostitutes, drug addicts... But hundreds of cases are already known when innocent people become infected with this disease. Criminal negligence of doctors, untested donor blood, “dirty” surgical and dental instruments... And the result is broken destinies, dashed hopes, premature death... AIDS is a warning novel, a danger signal that can save millions of lives.