PRAISE REVIEWS

"A powerful and important text"

“While it is true that everyone has a story to tell, not everyone tells their story. Dale Bratter’s is not only her story, but the story of hundreds of thousands of lives and experiences that no one will ever know or remember except for those who loved and cared for them. These stories will matter. IN THEIR PRESENCE is a powerful and important text to add to the…history and trajectory of the experiences of women and children through the HIV/AIDS epidemic.”

- Dázon Dixon Diallo DHL, MPH

founder and president of SisterLove, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

"Vivid and clear prose"

“Dale Napolin Bratter’s memoir casts light on an overlooked group of people whose stories…deserve to be told. In vivid and clear prose, she brings these women and children to life while at the same time reveals with humility and humor her own remarkable journey from outsider to advocate. Although her memoir’s subject is HIV/AIDS, it will appeal to anyone interested in humankind’s endless battles against adversity. I highly recommend her book.”

- Ross A. Slotten, MD

Author of Plague Years: A Doctor’s 

Journey through the AIDS Crisis

Chicago, Illinois

Kirkus Reviews

“A poignant and personal remembrance. Bratter centers the stories on marginalized minority and poor women and children who died with little public awareness that this was their disease, too. This work...documents the tragic impact of AIDS and focuses on the everyday humanity of those affected by it. The sensitive account is accompanied by photographs and handwritten memorial letters that ably reflect Bratter's desire to honor her subjects' lives."