When her son is in trouble, a heartbroken mother finds the courage and faith to save him, in ReShonda Tate Billingsleyâs powerful family dramaâa novel as timely as todayâs headlines.
The breaking TV news rocks Jasper, Texas, to the core: a white police officer is fatally shot in a scuffle with three black youthsâand 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 Jasperâeven the Reverendâs congregationârushes to judge the boy they thought they knew.
But Gloria Jones knows her son best, and she races to find Jamal before the law doesâto 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 Jamalâs case and his destiny into a tailspin, all Gloria can do is pray that the truthâand a motherâs unconditional loveâwill be enough to redeem the mistakes of the past and ultimately, save her son.