Mama’s Boy
Description of Mama’s Boy
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Bestselling Book for May/June 2015
When her son is in trouble, a heartbroken mother finds the courage and
faith to save him, in ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s powerful family
drama—a novel as timely as today’s headlines.
The breaking TV news rocks Jasper, Texas, to the core: a white police
officer is fatally shot in a scuffle with three black youths—and a
cellphone video captures Jamal Jones, the sixteen-year-old son of
esteemed Reverend Elton Jones, escalating the tragic encounter. Now, as
the national spotlight shines on a town already rife with racial
tension, Jamal is a murder suspect on the run. And all of Jasper—even
the Reverend’s congregation—rushes to judge the boy they thought they
knew.
But Gloria Jones knows her son best, and she races to find Jamal before
the law does—to the outrage of her workaholic husband. Once she finds
him, she has to decide whether to turn him in or help him run. With
ruthless prosecutor and Houston mayoral candidate Kay Christensen
hungering to put another young thug behind bars, Gloria will face her
biggest battle yet. And when long-hidden secrets and shocking lies come
to light, throwing Jamal’s case and his destiny into a tailspin, all
Gloria can do is pray that the truth—and a mother’s unconditional
love—will be enough to redeem the mistakes of the past and ultimately,
save her son.
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