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Betrayed by a Thing Called Love
Karen Hunter
January 2008
On Sale: January 1, 2008
272 pages
ISBN: 1416566457
EAN: 9781416566458
Hardcover
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Self-Help Relationships | Non-Fiction
Imagine the joy of being swept away by your very own Prince
Charming, and the excitement of marrying him. Imagine
starting a life together. Imagine discovering a side of him
that you never knew existed -- a controlling and explosive
side. Imagine watching him slowly, inexplicably dete-riorate
before your eyes. Imagine his doctors telling you, "He has
AIDS." That was the reality for LaJoyce Brookshire,
and in this page-turning, astoundingly moving memoir, she
tells the full story of her marriage to her first husband,
who knew he was HIV positive at the time they wed but kept
this information hidden from her -- until his body betrayed
him. Imagine how you would react. What would
you do? Contemplate murder? Divorce? Live in denial? Or
would you turn to God? That's what LaJoyce
chose to do in the face of her husband's health crisis --
and every other challenge life has presented: With her faith
firmly planted and with God beside her at all times, LaJoyce
faced the deadly secret that had been kept under wraps by
her husband -- and by his family, who knew of his condition
but revealed nothing. She stayed by his side, coordinating
his care and even changing his diapers, until the
end. Faith Under Fire tells the story of
a marriage tainted by lies, but it also tells much more: a
capsule portrait of the specter of AIDS facing
African-American women today, it reveals how fear,
ignorance, and secrets perpetuate the disease. In a poignant
narrative overflowing with her gutsy humor and vibrant
spirit, LaJoyce Brookshire shares her faith in all of its
richness. She offers a living testament to relying on God's
strength through any ordeal, and shows how His truth is all
we need to believe in, every day of our lives.
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