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Prayers for Bobby
- Author
- Leroy Aarons
- Narrator
- Wentworth Miller
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 18 October 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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.
Critics Review
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“The value of the Griffith story…is undeniable. [It] should be required reading for every parent, every school teacher, and anyone who has ever doubted that words can kill.”
Washington Post
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“Aarons has performed a major public service, as has the entire Griffith family—especially Bobby, whose death will surely save many others.”
Los Angeles Times
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Details
- Author
- Leroy Aarons
- Narrator
- Wentworth Miller
- Duration
- 9 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200897469
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: general, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Biography: historical, political and military, Political activism
Synopsis
30th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONBobby 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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