- Editorial:
- HARPER
- Materia:
- Biografías y memorias
- ISBN:
- 978-0-06-251123-2
- Páginas:
- 271
- Encuadernación:
- TAPA BLANDA
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
A MOTHER'S COMING TO TERMS WITH THE SUICIDE OF HER GAY SON
LEROY AARONS
Bobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict-for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was "wrong"-Bobby chose to take his own life.
Prayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby's mother, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son would be "healed," then anguished over his suicide, and ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay and lesbian youth.
As told through Bobby's poignant journal entries and his mother's reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a call to arms to parents everywhere.
