Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms With the Suicide of Her Gay Son - Couverture rigide

Aarons, Leroy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 006251122X ISBN 13 : 9780062511225

Editeur : HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Aarons Leroy

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Leroy Aarons, an award-winning journalist and playwright, was a national correspondent for The Washington Post and executive editor of The Oakland Tribune. He is the founder and past president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 006251122X
• ISBN 13: 9780062511225
• Reliure: Relié