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.
