Licking Our Wounds Author:Elise D'Haene Licking Our Wounds, Elise DHaenes acclaimed debut novel, is the story of Maria, a young woman coming to terms with the complexities of life in the age of AIDS. Abandoned by her lover and faced with the deaths of her friends, Maria seeks help through Peter, HIV-positive and deeply conflicted about the choices facing him, and Christie, a woman ful... more »l of her own ideas about truth and the meaning of life. REVIEW: A fresh, engagingly sarcastic and determinedly bawdy voice. DHaene is blessed with a savvy, iconoclastic view of the world that is mordant but never mean. (Publishers Weekly)« less