Prayers for Bobby
A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
On Sale: 08/09/1996
Prayers for Bobby
A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
On Sale: 08/09/1996
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About the Book
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.
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780062511232
- ISBN 10: 0062511238
- Imprint: HarperOne
- On Sale: 08/09/1996
- Pages: 288
- List Price:19.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LGBT
- BISAC2 : PSYCHOLOGY / Suicide
- BISAC3 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Gay Studies
- BISAC4 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement
- BISAC5 : PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
